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Men's suit style of the 1940s
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
Zoot_suit
1943 anti-Latino race riot by US servicemen in Los Angeles
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed
Zoot_Suit_Riots
1981 film by Luis Valdez
Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez
Zoot_Suit_(film)
Musical
Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder
Zoot_Suit_(play)
1997 single by Cherry Poppin' Daddies
"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997
Zoot_Suit_Riot_(song)
1997 compilation album by Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by the American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on March
Zoot_Suit_Riot_(album)
1964 single by the High Numbers (The Who)
"Zoot Suit" b/w "I'm the Face" was the first single by the English rock band the Who, who recorded it under the name the High Numbers in an attempt to
Zoot_Suit/I'm_the_Face
English rock band
the lyrics for both sides of their single "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face" to appeal to mods. The tune for "Zoot Suit" was "Misery" by the Dynamics, and "I'm the
The_Who
American band
mainstream with their 1997 swing compilation Zoot Suit Riot. Released at the peak of the 1990s swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot sold over two million copies in the
Cherry_Poppin'_Daddies
Anti-assimilationist Chicano counterculture
emerged in El Paso, Texas, in the late 1930s. Pachucos are associated with zoot suit fashion, jump blues, jazz and swing music, a distinct dialect known as
Pachuco
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up zoot suit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A zoot suit is a style of clothing first popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Zoot suit may also refer
Zoot_Suit_(disambiguation)
Female Mexican–American subculture
War II, also known as "cholitas", "slick chicks", and "lady zoot suiters". The zoot suits they wore were a symbol of rebellion due to the rationing of
Pachucas
1978 book by Thomas Sanchez
of the Zoot Suit Riots as a backdrop. "Zoot-Suit Murders by Thomas Sanchez | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. "ZOOT-SUIT MURDERS
Zoot-Suit_Murders
Topics referred to by the same term
Rulah, Jungle Goddess Zoot (band), an Australian pop group active 1965–1971 Zoot!, a 1956 album by saxophonist Zoot Sims Zoot suit, a style of clothing
Zoot
American writer and director
father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino. A pioneer
Luis_Valdez
Ethnic identity of some Mexican Americans
fueled the Zoot Suit Riots; initiated by off-duty policemen conducting a vigilante-hunt, the riots targeted Chicano youth who wore the zoot suit as a symbol
Chicano
1942 Los Angeles murder case
of racial tensions in Los Angeles and was seen as a precursor to the Zoot Suit Riots later in 1943. On December 8, 1941, the United States officially
Sleepy_Lagoon_murder
American musician, composer and labor activist (1916–2005)
the 1940s and 1950s were the basis of the Luis Valdez stage musical, Zoot Suit. He also wrote songs about Cesar Chavez, other farm workers and braceros
Lalo_Guerrero
Mexican-American subculture
the Chicano look known as pachuco appeared and was associated with the zoot suit and hep cat subcultures. The press at the time accused the pachucos in
Cholo_(subculture)
American actor (born 1947)
El Dorado, narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos
Edward_James_Olmos
Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A. p. 19. "L.A. in the Zoot Suit Era". Zoot Suit Discovery Guide. Pomona College. Archived from the original on
History_of_Mexican_Americans
Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also assist. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California
Crime_in_Los_Angeles
20th century British three-piece suit style
Recently, Michael Anton, author of The Suit, has advocated for the return of the drape suit. The American Zoot suit is an extreme exaggeration of excess
Drape_suit
Man's coat worn with a business or lounge suit
have only one button). It is rare to find a suit jacket with more than four buttons, although zoot suits can have as many as six or more due to their
Suit_jacket
Customized car with a lowered body
zoot suiters by filling its pages with advertisements and photographs that reflected those fashions. The 1979 play Zoot Suit and 1981 movie Zoot Suit
Lowrider
1979 film by Steven Spielberg
other events in the film were based on real incidents, including the Zoot Suit Riots and an incident in which the U.S. Army placed an anti-aircraft gun
1941_(film)
American jazz subculture
dancing, especially Lindy hop. The zoot suit was the popular style amongst hepcats. It incorporated baggy or oversize suits sometimes with loud colors, thick
Hipster_(1940s_subculture)
Records to release Zoot Suit Riot, a compilation of their swing material. Arriving at the onset of the late 1990s swing revival, Zoot Suit Riot became the
Cherry Poppin' Daddies discography
Cherry_Poppin'_Daddies_discography
Street in Los Angeles County
of many Pachucos. A few Zoot Suits fights happened in East Los Angeles' streets like Whittier Boulevard. When the Zoot Suit Riots occurred in Los Angeles
Whittier_Boulevard
American actor
several stage productions, including Luis Valdez' 2017 production of Zoot Suit and the San Diego Repertory Theatre's 2017 production of Hand to God.
Caleb_Foote
American actor (born 1949)
activist. He is best known for his work as musical director of the films Zoot Suit (1981) and La Bamba (1987). Daniel Valdez was born to Francisco and Armida
Daniel_Valdez
Fashion and clothing of Filipino-Americans
their suits in order to give them the impression they were quite successful in America. The suits that were worn by Filipinos were known as “zoot suits”,
Filipino_American_fashion
American actor (1925–1993)
(1972), Deliver Us from Evil (1973), Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977), Zoot Suit (1981), Uncommon Valor (1983) and Innerspace (1987), his final feature-film
Charles_Aidman
Prejudice against Mexico
attacks on young Mexican males in Los Angeles, which became known as the Zoot Suit Riots. The worst of the riots occurred on June 9, 1943 during which 5
Anti-Mexican_sentiment
American actress and dancer (born 1991)
On stage, she was last seen in Center Theatre Group's 2017 revival of Zoot Suit directed by playwright Luis Valdez opposite Demián Bichir. Mason was born
Jeanine_Mason
1979 soundtrack album by the Who
Enough" – 6:11 "Helpless Dancer" – 0:18 "Doctor Jimmy" – 7:26 Side three "Zoot Suit" (The High Numbers) – 2:00 "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Cross Section) – 2:46 "Get
Quadrophenia_(soundtrack)
2026 documentary film by David Alvarado
narrated by Edward James Olmos, who starred in Valdez's seminal work, Zoot Suit and the 1981 film adaptation. It premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
American_Pachuco:_The_Legend_of_Luis_Valdez
Neighborhood of Oxnard in Ventura, California, United States
Department and the "upper tier" of society continued in the 1940s as the zoot suit culture emerged. Officers frequently detained, stripped, shaved and confiscated
Colonia,_Oxnard,_California
Americans of Mexican ancestry
original on September 2, 2007. "Zoot Suits Riots". History.comdate=December 14, 2023. August 9, 2023. Peiss, Kathy (2011). Zoot Suit. University of Pennsylvania
Mexican_Americans
American politician (1898–1970)
arrived in Los Angeles with orders to "determine whether the present Zoot Suit Riots were sponsored by Nazi agencies attempting to spread disunity between
Jack_Tenney
Canadian musician (1943–2023)
reunion in Winnipeg. In 1992, Allan released a Christian rock album called Zoot Suit Monologue. In January 2007, Regenerator Records issued a CD consisting
Chad_Allan
Felt hat with brim and indented crown
important accessory to the zoot suit ensemble which emerged onto the American fashion scene during the 1940s. Zoot suits were mainly associated with
Fedora
Cuban–American actor (born 1952)
the role of Rudy in the Los Angeles production of Luis Valdez's play Zoot Suit, going on to play Rudy in the film version. Plana has acted, directed
Tony_Plana
American actor (born 1949)
Castillo was cast in the role of Smiley Torres in 1978 stage production of Zoot Suit, and later went on to take on the title role of Henry Reyna. Castillo
Enrique_Castillo
American theatrical and educational organization
Santiago Baca, and Cherrie Morraga. Notable past productions include Zoot Suit and Deferred Action, both of which toured following successful runs. The
Cara_Mía_Theatre_Company
1944 animated short film directed by Joseph Barbera
After Tom hears from Toots' radio of the latest style, he dons a homemade zoot suit to impress her. Jerry, seizing the opportunity, teases Tom relentlessly
The_Zoot_Cat
1999 studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Barenaked Ladies, "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy, and "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies. The other half of the album is original
Running with Scissors ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)
Running_with_Scissors_("Weird_Al"_Yankovic_album)
History of dance genre
where Norma worked, even hosted an annual drag contest. In 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots occurred, incited by a series of racially motivated attacks targeting
History_of_Lindy_Hop
American actor (born 1951)
numerous films including Heartbreak Ridge and Milagro Beanfield War, Zoot Suit, The Border and El Norte, to name a few. His TV credits include Bones
Mike_Gomez
1910–1920 period of anti-Mexican violence in Texas
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La_Matanza_(1910–1920)
were short and revealed the wearer's socks. The Zoot suit of the late 1930s and 1940s. The Western suit, a form of western wear featuring a tailored jacket
History_of_suits
Series of small toy figurines
Hollywood — based on creator David Gonzales, Hollywood is known by his zoot suit and 1970s disco hairstyle La Gata ("The Cat") — Hollywood's girlfriend
Homies_(toy)
Clothing which sits high on or above the hips
Low Rise Isn't Always Your Best Choice)". Retrieved 30 July 2014. Zoot suit Zoot suits and style warfare Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Keyes
High-rise_(fashion)
Legendary ancestral home of the Aztec
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Aztlán
Police scandal in Los Angeles
deterioration in relations with the Mexican American community since the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots during the Second World War. After William H. Parker was appointed
Bloody_Christmas_(1951)
Lifetime (1979) Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980) Nice Dreams (1981) Zoot Suit (1981) Seguín (1982) The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) Things Are Tough
List_of_Chicano_films
Cant language that originated during the early 20th century in the United States
20th century in the Southwestern United States. It is the product of zoot-suit pachuco culture that developed in the 1930s and 1940s in cities along
Caló_(Chicano)
Original song written and composed by Pete Townshend
the A-side of the group's first single as the Who; its predecessor, "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face", was released under the name the High Numbers. In the
I_Can't_Explain
American musician (born 1963)
the Daddies broke into the musical mainstream with their 1997 album Zoot Suit Riot, a compilation of swing songs culled from the band's first three
Steve_Perry_(Oregon_musician)
2017 box set by the Who
Who's entire career, spanning their debut single as the High Numbers, "Zoot Suit/I'm the Face" (1964), to "Be Lucky" from The Who Hits 50! (2014). AllMusic's
Maximum_As_&_Bs
Style of hair braiding
Stylin': African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. pp. 40–1. doi:10.7591/9781501718083
Cornrows
1999 American romantic sci-fi comedy film by Hugh Wilson
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" – R.E.M. "Mr. Zoot Suit" – Ingrid Lucia And The Flying Neutrinos "Political Science" – Randy Newman
Blast_from_the_Past_(film)
African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem
from the sssssst sound made by an inhaling pot-smoker or a snake. Zoot suit A men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, pegged trousers, and
Jive_talk
Hispanic-American street gang
Founded in the 1920s, the 38th Street Gang dates back to the pachucos and zoot suits and was formed at the border between South Central and the city of Vernon
38th_Street_gang
American actress
Group production of Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit. Her film debut was in Valdez's 1981 adaptation, the American classic Zoot Suit, launching a career that led to
Alma_Martinez_(actress)
1917 African American protest in New York City
parade, walking in silence, with many women in white and men wearing black suits. A group of artists, along with the NAACP, reenacted the silent march in
Silent_Parade
American municipal police department
efforts to maintain numbers, the police could do little to control the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots. Horrall was replaced by retired United States Marine Corps general
Los_Angeles_Police_Department
Race philosophy
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La_Raza
Type of trousers
www.fashionencyclopedia.com. "Zoot suit riots". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-30. "Zoot Suits". Archived from the original
Wide-leg_trousers
American actress (1942–2012)
In 1978, Ontiveros was cast as Dolores in Luis Valdez's historic play Zoot Suit in her first major theatrical role. Ontiveros went on to reprise the role
Lupe_Ontiveros
American actor (1947–1994)
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Dancer #27 Cameo 1979 Elvis TV movie 1981 Zoot Suit Swabbie 1982 Grease 2 Balmudo Billed as Dennis C. Stewart 1983 D.C. Cab
Dennis_Cleveland_Stewart
Informal Western dress code
A suit, also called a lounge suit, business suit, dress suit, or formal suit, is a set of clothes comprising a suit jacket and trousers of identical textiles
Suit
Black cultural movement and fashion style
Renaissance when Black individuals took on "European-style" fashion, like the zoot suits worn in dance halls, in order to show autonomy in the face of racial discrimination
Black_dandyism
fantasies. The most controversial men's fashion of the wartime period was the zoot suit. Originally associated with African American jazz musicians and entertainers—featuring
1940s_in_Western_fashion
English actor, singer and dancer (born 1960)
turning up half an hour late for his audition, dressed in his father's old zoot suit. He was unaware that he was late and hence did not appear at all concerned
Danny_John-Jules
Aspect of Mexican-American literature
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Chicano_literature
American academic center and art museum
the Zoot Suit Riots that took place in Los Angeles in 1943, when servicemen (primarily sailors) attacked Pachucos with batons and stripped their Zoot Suits
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture
The_Cheech_Marin_Center_for_Chicano_Art_&_Culture
1984 novel by Sandra Cisneros
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The_House_on_Mango_Street
while simultaneously challenging standards of modesty and conformity. Zoot suit were often seen as non-normative and associated with masculine clothing
Mexican-American women's fashion
Mexican-American_women's_fashion
List of incidents from 1783 to the present
1943, June, Beaumont, Texas 1943 – Zoot Suit Riots, July 3, Los Angeles, California (anti-Hispanic and anti-zoot suit) 1943 – Detroit race riot of 1943
List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_the_United_States
Guatemalan-American labor activist (1907–1992)
aftermath of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and one in the aftermath of the Zoot Suit Riots. Moreno retired from public life in 1947. After being threatened
Luisa_Moreno
American activist (1917–2009)
case was the focus of the 1978 play Zoot Suit (debut at the Mark Taper Forum) and 1981 motion picture Zoot Suit. Actress Tyne Daly played the part of
Alice_McGrath
American singer (born 1949)
the song story Orfeas by Judge Smith. In 2013, she sang on the albums Zoot Suit by Judge Smith and Gridlock by Mr. Averell. In 2012, Lovich began performing
Lene_Lovich
American actor (born 1938)
speech. He also appeared in several films which include The Long Riders, Zoot Suit, and most recently Beautiful Dreamer. He also played Vince McKinnon on
Duke_Stroud
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
restaurants and places of amusement, authorized the Justice Department to bring suits to desegregate facilities in schools, gave new powers to the Civil Rights
Jim_Crow_laws
American actor (born 1953)
Los Angeles to begin his acting career. He had his first film role in Zoot Suit in 1981, but his breakthrough came in 1982 when he played the title character
Robert_Beltran
Americans descended from Punjabis who initially immigrated to Mexico
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Punjabi_Mexican_Americans
Mexican anti-war slogan
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Abrazos,_no_balazos
these resulted in several occurrences of violence known as the Zoot Suits Riot. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent attacks between law enforcement
History of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles
History_of_Mexican_Americans_in_Los_Angeles
Topics referred to by the same term
an arrest for drunk driving in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots, in 1943, between Anglo servicemen stationed in the city, and Latino
Los_Angeles_riots
American actor (1937–1995)
include Three Days of the Condor (1975), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), Zoot Suit (1981), The Gladiator (1986) and Impulse (1990). Phalen made guest appearances
Robert_Phalen
Members of a British youth subculture
style—featuring tapered trousers, long jackets similar to post-war American zoot suits, and fancy waistcoats—was not popular with its target market, leaving
Teddy_Boys
American actress (born 1946)
Kate Moore 1977 Speedtrap Niffty Nolan Telefon Dorothy Putterman 1981 Zoot Suit Alice Bloomfield 1985 The Aviator Evelyn Stiller Movers & Shakers Nancy
Tyne_Daly
Style of headwear
pork pie—flashy, feathered, color-coordinated—became associated with the zoot suit.[citation needed] By 1944 the hat was even prevalent in New Guinea, worn
Pork_pie_hat
Subculture in France during World War II
their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the zoot suit fashion in America a few years before) and dancing wildly to swing jazz
Zazou
American actor (1948–2020)
Mean Dog Blues "Tonto" 1979 Wanda Nevada Apache Ghost 1941 Martinez 1981 Zoot Suit Galindo 1983 Scarface "The Skull" 1988 Tequila Sunrise Mexican Cop 1989
Geno_Silva
1982 United States Supreme Court case
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Plyler_v._Doe
1996 album by Royal Crown Revue
noted the "energetic, muscular sound, thoroughly grounded in California zoot suit culture." The Advocate opined that "for all its hep cat energy, attitude
Mugzy's_Move
American menswear brand
including suits, sleepwear, underwear, sportswear, jewelry, and shoes, with an emphasis on urban fashions, including styles resembling modern zoot suits, as
Stacy_Adams_Shoe_Company
Mexican Spanish slang interjection
Blood In Blood Out. The term is used frequently in the Broadway musical Zoot Suit, and its 1981 film adaptation. The term is used in the 1998 video game
Órale
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Foot Ornament
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rÅt).English : metonymic occupational name for a player on the rote, an early medieval stringed instrument (Middle English, Old French rote, of uncertain origin but apparently ultimately akin to Welsh crwth).Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place (Dutch root, a derivative of ro(o)ten ‘to ret’, akin to modern English rot), a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Boy/Male
Greek
Swollen foot.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Root, Element, Resolution
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri
Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
The first root
Boy/Male
Hindu
Foot, Horse
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beginning; Root
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Root.
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Lot is the English Language Equivalent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Indonesian, Kenyan
Root
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya
Eyeliner; Soot
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Foot
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shantidoot | ஷாஂதிதூதÂ
Shanti ka doot
Shantidoot | ஷாஂதிதூதÂ
Male
Chinese
a root.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Foot, Horse
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Holy Foot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Foote.
Boy/Male
English
House
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