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58 / HERITAGE / Fashion<br />
HERITAGE / 59<br />
Celestin (67) cuts a stylish figure outside a<br />
local shop. He has been a Sapeur since he<br />
was 12. He has four children and works as<br />
a mason and builder. His favourite item is<br />
his pair of Giorgio Armani braces.<br />
Kass (42) has been a<br />
Sapeur for 20 years. He<br />
has three children and<br />
sells clothes in a small<br />
shop. His favourite item<br />
is his pair of J.M. Weston<br />
shoes, which can cost<br />
hundreds of dollars.<br />
© Tariq Zaidi<br />
FRESH<br />
DEBONAIR<br />
Milan, Paris, London and...Brazzaville?<br />
The Republic of the Congo’s capital might be an<br />
unlikely hub of haute couture, but its SAPEURS<br />
have given “dapper” a new meaning.<br />
text and photography Tariq Zaidi
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