The zoot suit offered a prime example of fashion’s democratization as the bold, new style gained mass appeal. Young, mainstream wearers all across the country embraced and enhanced their own suits.

Shortly before the Zoot Suit Riots, Duran married his girlfriend, Helen, and after the riots he was off to the war. He served in military hospitals in Africa and Europe, processing wounded soldiers.

The “La Bamba” and “Zoot Suit” creator will appear at the Plaza Classic Film Festival, where he’ll reflect on art, identity ...

The look is unmistakable: Crisp lines in voluminous trousers, polished shoes and exaggerated proportions. They are hallmarks of the zoot suit, which became connected to a youth subculture during ...

Those who track the winds of men`s fashion may have read that wide-shouldered, double-breasted suits are making a comeback. The style, fashion mavens say, is reminiscent of the old zoot suits.

“The zoot suit is the first truly American fashion,” says Takeda. “And It was African Americans and immigrants — Filipinos, Chicanos — who took it on.

Zoot Suit Riots is a powerful film that explores the complicated racial tensions and the changing social and political landscape that led up to the explosion on LA's streets in the summer of 1943.

How ‘Lizard in a Zoot Suit’ Turns L.A. History Into a Sci-Fi Adventure. Marco Finnegan talks about setting his new YA graphic novel during the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.

When Zoot Suit premiered on Broadway in 1979, it made history as the first Chicano musical to do so. For director Luis Valdez, it was a career achievement — a crossover hit that delivered themes ...

So if the creators of "Forever Swing's Zoot Suit: A Big Band Revue" are looking to capitalize on a trend, they're off a few years. Of course connoisseurs of true swing -- and not that "neo" stuff ...