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Members of the 'Societe des Ambianceurs et Personnes Elegantes' (SAPE) pictured in Paris, France on October 14 2009. SAPE stands for ñSociete des Ambianceurs et Personnes Elegantesî which translates as the society
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Nii India on Twitter: "One of the most interesting subcultures I've come across is the one in Congo known as La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et
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