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dcwhip:

mudwerks:

oldauntamy:

This is the best thing I have learned all day.

livejamie:

This is a Congolese “Sapeur” - They’re gangs of men that spend tens of thousands of dollars on expensive European designer suits while frequently otherwise living in abject poverty.

They have gang battles where instead of fighting each other, they have “Defi de Sape” - They go to another gang’s turf where their presence demands that the host gang run home and change into their finest suits to prove that they’re classier.

Their gangs have names like “L’Association des Anglais” (The Association of Englishmen) and “Deux Grands Dandies de la Capitale” (Two Rich Dandies.)

They are awesome.

right — except, you KNOW there’s a genocide in congo right now?

This is crazy/cool. Emphasis on the crazy. And yeah, FULL DISCLOSURE: I’m so not down with genocide.

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   nice specs monsieur sapeur.

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   this reminds me of america! ooh yea, like…harlem style finery -lol

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    I really really REALLY hope...this information is not fake.

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    Fancy. // hunk-o-mass: jesuschris: livejamie:...This is a Congolese “Sapeur” - They’re...

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    oldauntamy:livejamie:

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    My universe just got more

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    total re-definition of baller.

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    THIS IS AWESOME. Best dressed po’ folks in the whole damn world.

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    Can I adopt this lifestyle?

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    These are some cool cats. That...my kind of gang!

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    I need those glasses and that cane. And the ability to mix lime green and magenta and have it look good.

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     Fuckin’ ballin’.

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     This is crazy/cool. Emphasis on the crazy. And yeah, FULL DISCLOSURE: I’m so not down with genocide.

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     This is completely amazing.

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     This is the best thing I have learned all day. This is a Congolese “Sapeur” - They’re gangs of men that spend tens of...

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     At the beginning of the XXth century when the French arrived in Congo, the myth of the Parisian elegance was born among...

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     Is that true? Can we go hang out with these dudes?

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     right — except, you KNOW there’s a genocide in congo right now?

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     seriously??!? freaking

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     learned all day.

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     best fucking thing I’ve EVER HEARD OF.

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