Men in Suits

The Republic of the Congo • 2014 • 5 min

Story

The best-dressed documentary of all time, about the sapeurs - the ‘society of elegant persons of the Congo.’

Why watch?

• Won a Grand Clio, as well as honours at Cannes, The One Show and other major advertising awards.

”The white man has invented the suit. We have made an art of it.”
Papa Wemba

Did you know?

Héctor Mediavilla had already spent seven years photographing the Sapeurs movement when Guinness hired him to direct the five-minute documentary above to contextualise their ad campaign.

This included publishing the acclaimed photography book S.A.P.E. (2013), a collaboration with Congolese author Alain Mabanckou.