Zoot suit - Wikipedia
A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit[1]) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. It is most notable for its use as a cultural symbol among the Hepcat and Pachuco subcultures.
Zoot Suit Riots: Causes, Facts & Photos - HISTORY
2017年9月27日 · The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were violent clashes in which U.S. servicemen, police officers and civilians brutalized Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles.
A Brief History of the Zoot Suit | Smithsonian
With its super-sized shoulder pads, sprawling lapels and peg leg pants, the zoot suit grew out of the “drape” suits popular in Harlem dance halls in the mid-1930s.
Zoot Suit Riots - Wikipedia
The zoot suit typically included bright-colored fabric, long suit coats that often reached the knees, wide shoulders, and gathered or tapered pants. The arm and ankle areas were often much tighter than the rest of the fabric, giving the whole look a triangular shape.
Zoot Suit Riots | Summary, Causes, Significance, & Facts ...
2025年1月8日 · Zoot Suit Riots, a series of conflicts that occurred in June 1943 in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths, the latter of whom wore outfits called zoot suits. The zoot suit consisted of a broad-shouldered drape jacket, balloon-leg trousers, and, sometimes, a flamboyant hat. Mexican and Mexican American youths who wore ...
Zoot suit: How the first truly American suit shaped fashion ...
2023年6月13日 · The zoot suit, colloquially known in its era as “drapes,” was, by most accounts, made prominent by African Americans in Harlem and then quickly embraced by working-class youths across the ...
How the Zoot Suit Got So Much Swag | American Experience | PBS
2022年3月2日 · The zoot suit style fell out of favor after WWII. But its exaggerated silhouette exemplifies how exclusive barriers to fashion are broken down through the creative ingenuity of the unsung.
A Cultural History of the Zoot Suit - ThoughtCo
2019年2月4日 · In 1979, a play called "Zoot Suit"—based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the Zoot Suit Riots—lasted for 41 performances on Broadway. What's more, the outlandish garb sported by inner-city pimps in countless exploitation movies is based on the Zoot Suit.
The Zoot Suit - A 1940s Fashion Rebellion
2024年9月11日 · Wearing a Zoot Suit was not merely a fashion choice; it was a declaration of identity and resistance against conformity. Rebellion against the status quo found expression in the Zoot Suit, which represented a vibrant counterculture in a world grappling with the constraints of war and discrimination.
Zoot Suit: the Harlem fashion trend and how it all began.
2017年5月24日 · In 1943, a series of riots, now referred to as the “Zoot Suit Riots”, broke out in Los Angeles between civilians and sailors against young Mexican boys and men wearing zoot suits. Suits were forcibly ripped and torn off bodies, and young men were brutally beaten.