Zoot suit - Wikipedia
WEBA 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 …
A Brief History of the Zoot Suit | Smithsonian
WEBWith 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: Causes, Facts & Photos - HISTORY
WEBSep 27, 2017 · The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent clashes during which mobs of U.S. servicemen, off-duty police officers and civilians brawled with young Latinos and other minorities in Los...
Zoot Suit Riots - Wikipedia
WEBThe Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots [1] that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed in Southern California and young Latino and Mexican American city residents. [2]
Zoot Suit Riots | Summary, Causes, Significance, & Facts
WEBZoot 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 ...
The zoot suit: an all-American fashion that changed history
WEBApr 7, 2011 · In the book, Peiss, the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, examines the fashion phenomenon that became so politically polarizing it played a part in sparking a vicious uprising in California, known as the Zoot Suit Riots.
Zoot suit: How the first truly American suit shaped fashion - Los ...
WEBJun 13, 2023 · 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...
What Were the Zoot Suit Riots? - HISTORY
WEBNov 18, 2015 · The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent clashes during which mobs of U.S. servicemen, off-duty police officers and civilians brawled with young Latinos and other minorities in Los...
How the Zoot Suit Got So Much Swag | American Experience | PBS
WEBMar 2, 2022 · The zoot suit originated in Harlem, New York in the late 1930s and was adapted from the London “drape” suit, a design popularized by the Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII, earlier in the decade.
The Zoot Suit Riots: Causes, Significance, and Legacy - ThoughtCo
WEBApr 24, 2020 · The Zoot Suit Riots was a series of street fights between groups of U.S. servicemen and zoot suit-wearing young Latinos and other minorities that occurred during World War II, from June 3 to June 8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California.