The zoot suit was vilified by L.A. authorities during the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943. ... Black and brown men — the zoot suit also represented “a freedom over the body,” says Jillian Hernandez, ...

From Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut to Willy Chavarria’s subversive political statement — as well as sightings of Rihanna, ...

The 1943 Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles are a prime example of the ... Tensions came to a head after a fight between a number of U.S. sailors and young Mexican-American men in zoot suits.

Eighty years ago this month, Los Angeles was engulfed in the lawlessness and violence that became known as the Zoot Suit Riots. The name is misleading because it suggests that the zoot suiters ...

80 years ago, young men of color were attacked for their “unpatriotic” fashion choices, leading to the Zoot Suit Riots. The repercussions can still be felt today.

Though the zoot suit would be donned by the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong, ... To some men, the suit’s ostentatiousness was a way of refusing to be ignored.

The zoot suit was vilified by L.A. authorities during the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943. But its dandy-ish profile continues to influence fashion.

The Zoot Suit Riots erupted in June 1943, when groups of white sailors and soldiers clashed with young Mexican American men who wore flamboyant zoot suits—a style characterized by high-waisted ...

The 80th anniversary of Zoot Suit Riots in L.A. is upon us. ... On June 4, 200 marines and sailors rode taxis into East Los Angeles and beat any young men wearing zoot suits, ...

Zoot Suit was written by Luis Valdez, a key figure in the Chicano Rights Movement. Based on a real incident, the play tells the story of the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder of a Los Angeles man and the ...