What is a Zoot Suit? CLICK HERE
“Vámonos a buscar unos trapos nuevos, ése.” TRANSLATION – Go get some new clothes..” SHOP HERE
“Hi-deo-ho!!! What’s cookin’ baby? You are the cat’s meow!”
Whether you were walking the streets of the famous Harlem Renaissance or you were listening to the Pachuco Boogie in Los Angeles you were turning heads with the attitude and the dress wear!
Few riots can be attributed to passing fashions, but zoot suits are the top among them. After originating among the Harlem Renaissance crowd, the zoot suit came to symbolize political defiance. Find out why it’s still illegal to wear a zoot suit in L.A.
A Podcast on Zoot Suits_ Yes
Other Zoot suit videos and information:
– “Sharp As A Tack” (1942)
– “Geechy Joe” Cab Calloway
– “El Pachuco” Zoot Suit Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tryJJeT7rWE&feature=related
– How Zoot Suits Work: http://people.howstuffworks.com/zoot-suit4.htm
– Why Did Men Stop Wearing Three-Piece Suits?
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