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| photo taken from CNN February 13, 2012 |
Sporting only the most stylish designer labels, wearing only
meticulously matched colors, the Congo's dandies are the very embodiment
of sartorial elegance. Known as "Sapeurs," these dapper dressers are a Congolese subculture
devoted to the cult of style. In Brazzaville and Kinshasa -- the
capitals of neighboring Republic of the Congo and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo -- they stand out among the widespread poverty,
strutting the streets like walking works of art.
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