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La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo respectively. An adherent of La Sape is known as a sapeur or, if female, as a sapeuse.[1][2] The movement embodies the elegance in style and manners of colonial predecessor dandies.[3]
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- ^ Kembrey, Melanie (3 May 2019). "Strutting with La Sape: Tariq Zaidi captures the extraordinary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Lyons, Juliette (12 May 2014). "La Sape : an elegance that brought peace in the midst of Congolese chaos". Le Journal International. Retrieved 24 November 2019.