Maxime Pivot Mabanza - Sapeur for 36 years
7 days ago by Mandarbmax to c/malefashionadvice
From Tariq Zaidi's book Sapeurs, a collection of photography about the Sapeur subculture in the Republic of the Congo.
The sapeurs are dandies who take european fashion and make it their own. I think they are fantastic, in much the same way that the Cowichan sweater is a superior rendition of the cardigan and the banh mi is a superior rendition of baguette sandwich, sapeur style is miles ahead of the much more dour western suits.
He looks great, it’s a great outfit.
If you think posing right next to a bunch of goat asses is going to make you look even better by comparison - you're right.
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Just woke up, still half asleep, didn't have my glasses on yet. Straight up thought those were cows for a moment, and that this man was so fucking tall that it legitimately startled me a bit
So interesting. Thanks for the post.
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Le Sape is a group that needs to spread worldwide, in the Congo it literally translates to “The Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant Persons” and I absolutely adore that
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