: a suit of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and peg pants with narrow cuffs
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Chavarria tells the story of American fashion through a Chicano lens, creating now-distinctive oversize, sculptural silhouettes that pull from various eras of Mexican American style, from sharply angular zoot suits to blue-collar workwear.
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
To prepare, Scott grew a pencil mustache, rented a zoot suit, and studied classic screwball comedies.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pachuco Luis Garcia alleges that anyone wearing a zoot suit would be jailed if spotted on the streets.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The zoot suit used a lot of fabric since it was oversized.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
To prepare, Scott grew a pencil mustache, rented a zoot suit, and studied classic screwball comedies.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pachuco Luis Garcia alleges that anyone wearing a zoot suit would be jailed if spotted on the streets.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
The zoot suit used a lot of fabric since it was oversized.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Zoot suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoot%20suit. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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