Why were zoot suits so controversial?
A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders.
Zoot suit origin
In the book, Peiss, the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences, examines the fashion phenomenon that .
Who wore zoot suits
The Zoot suit was best described in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man ().
Zoot suit riot
Wearing a Zoot Suit was not merely a fashion choice; it was a declaration of identity and resistance against conformity.