Ah, pink and red … my favourite. Really must go out and get the two of them pronto. What a photo! It was published in the magazine of The Weekend Austalian, together with an all-too-short article about a group of men living in Brazzaville in Congo who call themselves the “Sapeurs”, to wit, members of the Society for the Advancement of People of Elegance.  How wonderful, n’est-ce pas? And where do I sign up? Can I establish an offshoot in Melbourne, Australia?  Apart from me, I know at least one other who’d be interested.  A neighbour in his early 70s who lives in a house with a flagpole.  Every week he runs up a different flag of the world, and flag hauled, strolls off down the street to the bus in linen separates, waistcoat, wide-brimmed hat, cravat and satchel — bandolier-style — over his chest.  He’d have to lose the beige and fine checks, but I reckon he wouldn’t take much convincing. 

For more wonderful photos of the dandies of Brazzaville, click on the following link and then the play button for a brilliant slideshow.

http://www.picturetank.com/___/series/6e95c8913fcc0206a51cc7ece61f6c18/en/THE_CONGOLESE_SAPE_