Dedicated followers of fashion: Congo's designer dandies

Photos: 'Gentlemen of Bacongo'
'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Daniele Tamagni photographed the Congo's "Sapeurs" for his book 'Gentlemen of Bacongo."
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – The Sapeurs are a Congolese sub-culture of dapper dressers.
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Tamagni traveled to Brazzaville in 2008 to photograph the Sapeurs. Kinshasa, in DR Congo, has its own Sapeur scene.
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Smart suits in pastel colors are a trademark of the Brazzaville Sapeurs.
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Accessorizing is essential.
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Sapeur Eric Mezzekempe with a Mozart cane.
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'Gentlemen of Bacongo' – Sapeurs posing in front of Memorial Savorgnan de Brazza.
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