Shortly before the Zoot Suit Riots, Duran married his girlfriend, Helen, and after the riots he was off to the war. He served in military hospitals in Africa and Europe, processing wounded soldiers.

A Material Witness to The Age of Zoot Suits. At Bert Duran's California Shop, Past And Present Fit Together. June 14, 2003 More than ...

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 ...

Pagán is featured in the documentary "Zoot Suit Riots," which is presented by American Experience on PBS. It will air an encore showing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1 ...

Those who track the winds of men`s fashion may have read that wide-shouldered, double-breasted suits are making a comeback. The style, fashion mavens say, is reminiscent of the old zoot suits.

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.

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 ...

In 1943, American servicemen attacked Mexican-American youth for wearing "zoot suits." ... On August 1, 1942, José Diaz was murdered near the lagoon, in what is now the city of Bell ...