Here are links to additional information about the Sape, the dandy phenomenon in the two Congos: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/13/world/africa/congo-dandy-sapeur/index.html http://www.sabotagetimes.com/fashion-style/the-gentlemen-of-bakongo-and-their-cult-of-elegance/ You may also be interested in this article about the Herero of Namibia, who transformed the dress imposed on them by German colonial forces into a distinctive style: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/03/01/jim_naughten_documenting_the_herero_tribe_of_namibia_and_its_20th_century.html