Dirty mess is an inherent impression of Africa, but in the poorest Congo, there is a group of fashion hipsters who step on the garbage heap and walk the catwalk, pouring all their family property to buy fashion shoes and hats. This group of fashion hipsters call themselves sapeurs, and in their spare time, the hipsters will put on suits, sunglasses, umbrellas, and go out for the runway.
Sapeurs hold a weekly draft, similar to 101, every week to choose a C-bit debut, when walking on the street as the central figure. If you don't win the c position debut, it doesn't matter, you can hire people to open the way on the garbage heap, so that their brand new leather shoes will not be buried in the garbage, on the other hand, it is more eye-catching, sapeurs enjoy the attention of passers-by, self-esteem is greatly satisfied, every step taken is sonorous and loud, after all, there are all kinds of garbage on the road, including bottles and cans.
Sapeurs will take out high-grade fountain pens to sign for children in the past, encouraging children to study hard, dress neatly and cleanly, and walk with their chests up.
Seeing this, you may think that they will be local tycoons, dressed in order to show off their wealth, on the contrary, they are like ordinary people, electricians, coachmen, drivers, blacksmiths are their professions.
Their lives can be said to be poor, sometimes they can't even eat, but sapeurs only have income to buy fashionable clothing, including "Fragrant Grandma" and "Crying" and other high-end brands.
One of them, Sapeur, said
I wear the clothes I like, I live a happy life, and my soul is nourished, why not? Some people like to drink, some people like beautiful women, some people like to read, I just like beautiful clothes, what's wrong with that?
As a bystander, what right do you have to laugh at the preferences of others?
Many people still think it is very funny when they first see this group of black brothers, but sapeurs have played a very good role in social security, even more effective than some policemen, in some fights, sapeurs stepped forward, taught by example, and tried their best to solve peacefully.
Sapeurs pairing under the close look, or very tasteful, they carefully match a variety of clothing every day, deeply understand the principle of not exceeding the three colors, in 2015 Paris Fashion Week can still see their figure, and even some big-name singers have invited them in the MV.
The originator of sapeurs is a man named Andrew, who lived in Europe before world war I, joined the French army, after the end of the war, he returned to the Congo in 1922 in a suit, Andrew as a pioneer, many sapeurs in later generations have followed suit, from an early age to teach their children not to do illegal and moral things, always dress properly and generously. This group of children passed on these teachings from generation to generation, always being an elegant person.
It's hard to ask my country to make some changes, but I can choose what kind of person I want to be on my own
One sapeur said.
We know that there are two Congos, one is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Dr. Congo) and the other is congo (Brazzaville), and the sapeurs live on this continent according to the capital. The two Congos were once a country - the Kingdom of the Congo, but also an ancient country, developed iron smelting in 1000 BC, Portugal helped the Congo in the 15th century, and declared war on the Congo in the 16th century, and after the Congo and the Netherlands fought back vigorously, they lived a temporary peaceful life. Tragedy occurred in the 19th century, this African power was divided into three countries by France, Belgium, Portugal, the "three fruits" of the Belgian ruler Leopold II is simply inhumane, compared to the Congolese people massacre, from 25 million to more than 10 million, Belgium's reputation at the end of World War II also gradually collapsed, Casabub led the Congo (KIN) people formal independence, in 1965 Mobutu launched a coup to become president, opened 32 years of autocracy, corruption and wealth of 4 billion euros. Later presidents were much the same, and they came to power to collect money first.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the least developed countries in the world, agriculture and industry are unimaginably backward, food is not self-sufficient, the bottom people in the capital can only earn about 2 euros a day, living in dilapidated slums, sapeurs also have many people living here, living in garbage heaps.
With an area of 2.34 million square kilometers, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and there is also the world's second largest tropical rainforest, as well as super rich natural resources, most of which are contracted by private bosses, fattening the pockets, the poor are poorer, the rich are richer. The super-rich bought a villa for $4.7 million on the seashore, and the poor traveled across the river day and night to get a full meal.
Sapeurs are the most special group of people, one foot in the garbage heap, one foot into the temple of the soul, relying on their own hands to struggle out of life, no matter how shameful.