Zoot suits live on in thriving biz Suavecito Apparel co-founder Craig Pea tells how his zoot-suit business got started - and where it draws the line. (Fluorescent yellow, yes; denim, no.) ...

Zoot suits premiered in the Harlem jazz scene toward the end of the 1930s. It was their high-waisted pant and long coat with wide lapels that set the suits, associated with young African American ...

Zoot suits, it doesn’t matter if someone’s 9 or 80, they’re like, “Nice suit.” ... a black, a red, a yellow and this Scottish tartan plaid. And I’m dreaming constantly, ...

Though it’s being performed before a live audience, this incarnation of “Zoot Suit” is also being recorded for radio. There will be seven performances through Sunday, the best of them ...

The zoot suit is making a very fashionable comeback, ... boldly checked suits with striking deep mauve or lemon-yellow jackets styled casually with graphic cycling tops and caps.

Head wraps and zoot suits African-American style has always gone much deeper than fashion By Rosalind Alexander • October 9, 2006 12:00 am ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

So if the creators of "Forever Swing's Zoot Suit: A Big Band Revue" are looking to capitalize on a trend, they're off a few years. Of course connoisseurs of true swing -- and not that "neo" stuff ...

The zoot suit is making a very fashionable comeback, with long-length suit jackets finally hitting the fashion shores. Here's why you need to get one. Skip to main content ...