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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.
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The Woman in the Zoot Suit. Duke University Press. raúlrsalinas (1980). Un Trip Through the Mind Jail y Otras Excursiones. San Francisco: Pocho Ché. Sánchez-Tranquilino, Marcos (1992). "The Pachuco's Flayed Hide". In Tagg, John (ed.). Grounds of Dispute: Art History, Cultural Politics, and the Discursive Field. Minneapolis: University of ...
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.
A zoot suit is a style of clothing first popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Zoot suit may also refer to: Zoot Suit, a 1979 Broadway play by Luis Valdez Zoot Suit, a 1981 filmed version of the play "Zoot Suit" (song), a 1964 song by the High Numbers, an alternate name for the Who
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In the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the drape suit of the 1920s and 1930s was revisited. [6] The suit was modernized with the use of synthetic fabrics and a more modern construction. [6] Recently, Michael Anton, author of The Suit, has advocated for the return of the drape suit. The American Zoot suit is an extreme exaggeration of excess fabric.
Zoot may refer to: Zoot Comics, a 1946–1948 Fox Features Syndicate comic book featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess; Zoot (band), an Australian pop group active 1965–1971; Zoot!, a 1956 album by saxophonist Zoot Sims; Zoot suit, a style of clothing first popular in the 1930s and 1940s; Zoot, a game on the MSX platform, released by Bug Byte ...