For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

The Sape movement, originating in the Congo, blends fashion, culture, and resistance, symbolizing a form of social and ...

The movement expanded to Europe with Congolese migration, in the 1970s and 1980s, where sapeurs reinterpreted European fashion — often incorporating vibrant colours and eccentric details ...

The movement expanded to Europe with Congolese migration, in the 1970s and 1980s, where sapeurs reinterpreted European fashion - often incorporating vibrant colours and eccentric details - turning ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...