A sapeur in Congo - vpro Metropolis 2014

Kwami already picked up his sense of style when he was a child. He is a sapeur: a well-dressed, elegant black man. He wanted to make a difference and that's why he creates unusual clothing. His masterpiece is his skirt made out of ties.

vpro Metropolis was a video project by Dutch broadcast organisation vpro, that ran from 2008 to 2015. Metropolis is made by a global collective of young filmmakers and TV producers, reporting on remarkable stories from their own country/city. We made a trip around the globe on one single issue: from local beauty ideals to Elvis impersonators, to what's it like being gay, or an outcast or a dog in different cultures.

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[thick_peanutbutta]

He's expressing himself. This is great.

[amscared]

Hopefully there's a doctor watching this

[DreamyRelaxationAmbiance]

when he had that huge sweater under the hot sun i was like this style ain'y good for humans

[pheromone]

He got better style than alexander mcqueen😹

[Mazzabrutta]

The real sapeur culture was veterans from north africa after world war