What is a Zoot Suit?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by achicdirection

A Zoot suit is won mainly by Mexican Americans and African Americans in the USA during the 1940′s and 1950′s. It consisted of wide shouldered jacket with a narrow waist. The zoot suit was usually made of really bright fabric.

(The Thames and Hudson DIctionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers)

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