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  2. Zoot suit - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. File:Zoot Suit, Mexican "drape style".png - Wikipedia

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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."

  4. File:African american teenagers in zoot suit.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. 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

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    The players cannot access each other's cards. Player one starts, flipping one card face-up, then player two selects one card from his/her own side. If the pair is a match, cards are removed, if not, they are flipped back. Pairs must be identical (same rank and same suit, so the 10 of clubs would have to match the other 10 of clubs).

  7. By exploring L.A.'s racial injustice, Luis Valdez's 'Zoot ...

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    'Zoot Suit' is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach Broadway. It changed Los Angeles' historical memory and the American theater forever

  8. Pachucas - Wikipedia

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    The zoot suit was the most salient identifying feature of "pachuquismo", a Mexican American youth subculture. This subculture emerged during a time of increased racism and the fight for Mexican American rights and equality within American society. Both men and women wore the fingertip coats, but for women it became more than just a style.

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