Tariq Zaidi
The Sapeurs of Brazzaville
The Sapeurs of Brazzaville. March 2018. La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (Society of Ambiance Makers & Elegant People) is a fashion subculture in cities of Kinshasa (DRC) & Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo). Someone who follows La Sape is known as a Sapeur (or "Sapeuse" for a woman).