Citations:sapeur

English citations of sapeur

1. 2016 April 25, “Papa Wemba dies on stage”, in Graphic Online‎^[1]:

   The Congolese band leader, whose real name was Jules Shungu Webadio, also inspired a cult movement known as the Sapeurs, whose members, young men, spend huge amounts of money on designer clothes.

2. 2017 April 29, “Meet Africa’s self-styled Best Dressed Man”, in Punch‎^[2]:

   A ‘sapeur,’ he says, is a person who dresses to the nines elegantly everyday; and who would not compromise on good style sense — the way the Sapeurs know it.

3. 2018 October 30, Kylie Kiunguyu, “Africa: Black Dandyism and Africa's Gender Fluid Fashion”, in All Africa‎^[3]:

   Black Dandyism was brought to us by the Sapeurs, which stands for "Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes" (the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People) of Brazzaville. This curious society of gentlemen turned the art of dressing into a cultural statement and did it with literal style. The Sapeurs style is all decadence, flamboyant colour, polished tailoring and impeccable attention to detail.