Female Dandy Feature On BBC Africa Online

BBC Africa has been in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet a ‘Female Dandy’. Congolese dandies, or sapeurs as they are known, have gained a global reputation for their flamboyant fashion style.

But Barbara Yves, a resident of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, says you do not have to be a man to join the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People.

Being a dandy, she says, is in her blood. She says: “At the beginning, they laughed at us. They said we were out of our minds.” Now she feels so accepted that, “even the children follow me”.

The full video can be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37543990 and images attached.