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zoot suit
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. This style of clothing became popular among the African American, Chicano, Filipino American, and Italian American communities during the 1940s.〔Walker, John. (1992) ("Zoot suits" ). ''Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945'', 3rd. ed. Retrieved 19 January 2012.〕 In Britain the bright-coloured suits with velvet lapels worn by Teddy Boys bore a slight resemblance to zoot suits in the length of the jacket.
== History ==
The zoot suit was originally associated with Afro-American musicians and their sub-culture. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the word ''zoot'' probably comes from a reduplication of ''suit''. The creation and naming of the zoot suit have been variously attributed to Harold C. Fox, a Chicago clothier and big-band trumpeter; Charles Klein and Vito Bagnato of New York;〔https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2114689/the_daily_telegram/?fb_ref=Default〕 Louis Lettes, a Memphis tailor; and Nathan (Toddy) Elkus, a Detroit retailer. Anti-Mexican youth riots in Los Angeles during World War II are known as the Zoot Suit Riots. In time, zoot suits were prohibited for the duration of the war,〔(People & Events: The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 ), American Experience; accessed 2013.06.03.〕 ostensibly because they used too much cloth.〔Use of cloth had already been limited; zoot suits were also seen as unpatriotic.
(War, Politics & Suits: The Zoot Suit ), Duchess Clothier; accessed 2013.06.03.〕
"A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)" was a 1942 song written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Bob O'Brien.〔Two Examples Of The 1942 Song "Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)" | http://pancocojams.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/two-examples-of-1942-song-zoot-suit-for.html〕
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