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English: "Although jazz enthusiasts favored the more outlandish Zoot Suit, this young man models the drape style that was popular among Mexican Americans in Los Angeles: double-breasted jacket cut to the length of the fingertips, in a conservative color and pattern, topped with a porkpie hat," caption from Obregon Pagan "Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon."
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.
Some pachucas wore the traditionally male zoot suit, albeit with modifications to fit the female form. Sometimes, she donned the standard heavy gold pocket chain. Another variation involved a sweater or coat - often a variant on the male zoot-suit finger-tip jacket - over knee-length skirts, plus fishnet stockings or bobby socks and platform ...
The zoot suit was vilified by L.A. authorities during the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943. But its dandy-ish profile continues to influence fashion
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Hollywood — based on creator David Gonzales, [4] Hollywood is known by his zoot suit and 1970s disco hairstyle; La Gata ("The Cat") — Hollywood's girlfriend, she is loosely based on creator David Gonzales' wife [6] Pelon — based on a childhood friend of creator David Gonzales, [4] Pelon ("bald" in Spanish) is named for his bald head.
Zoot suit A men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. Named in the rhyming way of jive talk: "A Zoot Suit with a reet pleat, with a drape shape with a generous cut but tight cuffs." This was popular with dancers of the swing era. [15]
The zoot suit-clad Fleagle is a native of Brooklyn, and his New York accent is unmistakable — especially when addressing his "goil", the zaftig Shoiley. Fleagle was so popular, that licensed plastic replicas of Fleagle's face were produced in the 1950s, to be worn as lapel pins. Battery-operated, the wearer could pull a string and produce a ...