{"product_id":"sapeurs-ladies-gentlemen-of-the-congo-hardcover","title":"Sapeurs: Ladies \u0026 Gentlemen of the Congo - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTariq Zaidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTariq Zaidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eStuart Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish photographer \u003cb\u003eTariq Zaidi\u003c\/b\u003e presents a fashion subculture of Kinshasa \u0026amp; Brazzaville: La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (\"Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People\"). Its followers are known as  Sapeurs  ( Sapeuses  for women). Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies. Sashaying through the streets they are treated like rock stars - turning heads, bringing 'joie de vivre' to their communities and defying their circumstances. Traditionally passed down through the male line, many Congolese women and their children have recently begun donning designer suits. As Papa Wemba (1949-2016, Congolese singer and fashion icon who popularized Sape) once said:  White people invented the clothes, but we make an art of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.8 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45853877436613,"sku":"9783868289732","price":50.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/znDj-rXdt19783868289732.webp?v=1771469259","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/sapeurs-ladies-gentlemen-of-the-congo-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}