- La SAPE, a French acronym which stands for “Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes” is the African attire born in the late 20’s in Brazzaville.
- ...150 Following, 320 Posts - @la.sape on Instagram: "pensé et fabriqué en France french label / made in France ▪️Bordeaux ; France ✉ la.sape@sape.la".
- All members of La SAPE have unique styles and crazy names like Parfait le Bodeur, Serge le Temoin de Playboy, Baleine Sarkozy or Christian Dior.
- Congolese people are known for taking pride in their appearance, yet La Sape takes the art of looking good to the next level.
- The fashion is called La Sape (pronounced sap), which is an acronym of Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes.
- Once a male-centric domain, women in Congo are disturbing the gender boundaries of La Sape, and photojournalist Victoire Douniama wants them recognized.
- ...to about German Society for entertainers and elegant people) as well as the social movement La Sape, both of which have their origin in the Congolese...
- More and more women are joining La Sape dressed in men’s suits. It was an arranged meeting, which had taken some time to sort.
- Read our article on the phenomenon of La Sape and the Sapeurs leading the Congolese fashion movement making headlines worldwide.