Thursday, June 2, 2011

Zoot suits

Flashy designs, creative patterns, brazen and colorful styles—this is what the people will always remember about zoot suits. It may not always gain appreciation in everyone’s eyes yet it never fails to catch attention. And strangely enough, this piece of men’s clothing has been popular since the 1930’s and 1940’s, and it had never missed out to be in the modern fashion scene!!!


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2 comments:

  1. What a great picture! Zoot suits interest me because I cannot believe anyone genuinely thought they were fashionable. I do not think they are flattering on any level and I am embarrassed for the men who wore them. They remind me of one of those caricature drawings in that everything about them is just magnifying funny features.

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  2. It is very funny to think of what was in fashion at different points in American history. What is even weirder is that many come back in style. I can't imagine this coming back but you never know...

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