Zoot suit pants legs were wide and tapered at the ankles. The noted photographer Gordon Parks captured this image in Daytona Beach, Florida. Gordon Parks / Library of Congress Prints and ...

“Zoot Suit,” the landmark 1978 play by Luis Valdez that put the struggles of Mexican Americans front and center, is back where it originated at the Mark Taper Forum in an exhilarating revival ...

Kristen Stewart wore Chanel to honor Karl Lagerfeld at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday, ... “The overall look has more of a zoot suit vibe about it, and Kristen was really drawn to that.

The zoot suit offered a prime example of fashion’s democratization as the bold, new style gained mass appeal. Young, mainstream wearers all across the country embraced and enhanced their own suits.

More: Be sure to check out the video of the 1940s zoot suit acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It’s one of two terrific videos by Steve Saldivar.; And now, here’s what’s ...

It's the story of a real-life murder trial and the so-called Zoot Suit Riots, set amid rampant discrimination in 1940s Los Angeles. A play called "Zoot Suit" was a cultural phenomenon in the 1970s ...

Their zoot suits, defined by overtly broad shoulders with wide, pegged sleeves, narrow hips, and deeply pleated pegged trousers, allowed for ease of movement while creating an image of extreme ...

The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in June 1943, when groups of white sailors and soldiers clashed with young Mexican American men who wore flamboyant zoot suits—a style characterized by high-waisted, ...