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Monday, 20 January 2014

Style at any age: The Sapeurs


Photo: npr.org

I love The Sapeurs. The Society of Elegant Persons of the Congo, an inspirational group of working class men from the city of Brazzaville in Africa - who after a hard day's graft, switch to dandy-mode and go out on the town in their brightly coloured suits, shiny shoes and smart hats. You may have seen them in the Gentlemen of Bacongo book published a couple of years ago, and now going for a small fortune online:



Or in the brilliant new Guinness ad:






'In life you cannot always choose what you do, but you can always choose who you are.'





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12 comments:

  1. Lilacs20 January 2014 at 16:17

    Love it.

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  2. amd20 January 2014 at 17:25

    So cool. Especially the guy in the kilt.

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  3. Pam @ over50feeling4020 January 2014 at 19:58

    I was not familiar with them..THANK YOU SO MUCH...they put a huge smile on my face! I loved the video...

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  4. Grace Black20 January 2014 at 23:44

    Beautiful. Just what I needed to remind myself of.

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  5. Tiffany21 January 2014 at 02:29

    Wonderful!

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  6. Val21 January 2014 at 04:19

    Fabulous Fashionistos! I love the pink socks.

    And now I'm going to go read the Style Crone's post about meeting you!

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  7. The Style Crone21 January 2014 at 15:01

    Absolutely brilliant Guinness ad! I discovered this book while with Ari Seth Cohen in 2010. It sits of my coffee table as we speak, and inspires me daily.

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  8. Nancie Nelson21 January 2014 at 15:55

    Thanks for sharing these guys. Had not heard of them. What a way to really LIVE life.

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  9. Valerie21 January 2014 at 18:09

    I'd not heard of these guys either - they are great and yes, they have style!

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  10. Unknown22 January 2014 at 02:36

    So...Very...Fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Sonja22 January 2014 at 14:30

    Lovely imagery of elegant gentlemen. Just to note that Brazzaville isn't a small suburb in Africa any more than Paris is a small suburb in Europe. Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo and has a population of about 2 million people.

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  12. That's Not My Age22 January 2014 at 15:12

    Sonja, my apologies - need to brush up on my research!

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