congo dandies (for Abbas)

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A small suburb of Brazzaville in Congo has become an unlikely style capital, thanks to its dedicated followers of foppish fashion. Dressed to the nines in bowler hats and tailored suits, a group of cigar-wielding ‘sapeurs’ have been strutting their stuff through the shanty town – and on to the pages of a glossy new book by Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni.

more from photographer Daniele Tamagni at The Guardian here.