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2. Zoot suit - Wikipedia

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   Malcolm X wearing a zoot suit (1940) "A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)" was a 1942 song written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Bob O'Brien. [21] Jazz bandleader Cab Calloway frequently wore zoot suits on stage, including some with exaggerated details, such as extremely wide shoulders or overly draped jackets. [22] He wore one in the 1943 film Stormy ...

3. Zoot suit: How the bold look made history and continues to ...

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   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

4. Hipster (1940s subculture) - Wikipedia

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   The zoot suit was the popular style amongst hepcats. It incorporated baggy or oversize suits sometimes with loud colors, thick chalk stripes, floppy hats, and long chains. Many zoot suiters would often wear a fedora or pork pie hat, color-coordinated with the suit. Occasionally they would have a long feather on the fedora or pork pie hat as ...

5. The biggest fashion icons of the 20th century - AOL

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   While many different variations of suits and formalwear have dominated men’s fashion in the 20th century, the 1940s “zoot suit” might be the most iconic. Featuring long, oversized coats with ...

6. History of suits - Wikipedia

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   A few suit makers continued to make waistcoats, but these tended to be cut low and often had only four buttons. The waistline on the suit coat moved down again in the 1980s to a position well below the waist. By 1985-1986, three-piece suits were on the way out and making way for cut double-breasted and two-piece single-breasted suits.

7. Category:1940s fashion - Wikipedia

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   Fashion during the 1940s — clothing designed and/or popular in the 1940s. Also fashion designers and clothing companies active during the decade. The main articles for this category are 1930–1945 in Western fashion and 1945–1960 in Western fashion .