Thursday 20 February 2020

Cro's Style Awards. No 337.



I think the 'Sapeurs', or 'Congo Dandies', deserve a place in my ever expanding list of Style Awards.

Mostly from the Brazzaville shanty towns, these uber style conscious men of The Congo spend all their time and money on their appearance.

I believe that many of them have become 'national heroes', and are mobbed by fans wherever they go. Well done guys. You make our drab world just that little bit brighter!

27 comments:

  1. Lovely.... proper, old-fashioned dandies!
    Excellent and fri'fully dapper.... they, however, have the height for it... if I tried this I would look totally "ridikulus"!!
    As ridikulus as those vandals yesterday.... I support Extinction Rebellion's aims... but this lot are total extremists and publicity seekers who, probably don't really care about the aims of what they purport to support!!
    Ten years hard gardening is what this lot need... they can go and work for Extinction Rebellion Rewilding and put in some hard labour recreating lost habitat... stupid, selfish, bandwagon cuddling prats!!

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    1. I think most of us agree with their aims, but very few with their tactics. As for the lads above, in my London days I was a bit of a 'new romantic, before 'new romantic 'was even thought about. Long hair, gold ruffs, long frock coats, etc. I was the business (at least I thought I was).

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  2. Those men are walking pieces of art. Makes me happy to see them and I bet it makes everyone in shanty town smile.
    This comment box is so small today, only one line shows. Like squinting through a lens.

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    1. I can't think what's wrong with the comment box. Over here I'm suffering from a very poor wifi signal. I've been moved out of the sitting room for a week, and everything is taking ages!

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    2. The comment box is back to normal. Who knows why

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  3. There must be a special reason you have been moved out of the sitting room, decorating?

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    1. The house is full, and we need the dining table. I've been banished!

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  4. I’ve never heard of them before .... they’re not scared of a bit of colour !!! I would also like to know why you have been banished from your sitting room ?!!!! XXXX

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    1. As I said above, we have guests, and I make the place look untidy!

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    1. Don't be too sure; I might start a 'scruffs' list, just for you and me.

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  6. You really wore a gold ruff?

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    1. Yes, it was slightly metallic, made from antique wire thread. It was awfully nice!

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  7. OK I'm 'past it' but I think they look fantastic.

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    1. They strut around in their finery, just looking great. A treat for everyone.

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  8. I love color and they look great! We are living in a gray, drab world and this was nice to see.

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  9. Well I have started wearing ties recently after only wearing them on formal occasions for the last 24 years.The real reason is to keep my neck warmer but as I wear very colourful ties I'm enjoying the happy comments I'm getting.

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    1. I must admit that I haven't worn a tied for about 40 years; the last time was for a funeral.

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  10. Mine is ok and prepared for the weather, and you are not really interested them aside from being works of art.

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    1. I've always been interested in clothes throughout the ages. I think they say a lot about each era.

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  11. The Teds used to dress smart colorful jackets ties and brothel creepers. What goes around comes around.

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    1. Teds, Punks, Hasidic Jews, the Amish, Hell's Angels; all have appeared previously under this title. I keep looking.

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  12. Am so happy to share this testimony with everyone about how i got my herpes cured from Dr. Obela the godfather of herbal medicine. I had been going from one country to another for medication for 3 years just to be cured from herpes but all seems in vain, i was confused and decided to search through the Internet if i could get any news concerning herpes so i do keep searching until i visited one particular site and i saw the great testimonies from different persons testifying how Dr. Obela has cure them from herpes and other diseases and i was shock and was thinking if this is real, after a due consideration i decided to contact him with the email address I found in the posted just to give it a trial and when i contacted him he proved to me that his herbal medicine can cure me if only i believe in him, so i requested for his herbal medicine and i got it and i applied it as prescribed and after 1weeks and 3 days of application i went for a test and to my greatest shock the herpes virus has disappeared and it was just like a dream. Today I am cured from herpes am so happy and thanking God for using Dr. Obela to cure me. so if you are out there and you are suffering for herpes cure or any kind of illness kindly contact Dr. Obela through he will help you to cure that illness. you can get in touch with him via: drobelaspellhome@gmail.com or call/whatsapp him on this number +2347084171950.. Thanks very much DR. Obela

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