Zoot Suit : The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Making the Suit Zoot -- 2 Going to Extremes -- 3 Into the Public Eye -- 4 From Rags to Riot -- 5 Reading the Riddle -- 6 Zooting Around the World -- Aftermath -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Focusing on the most notorious fashion of the 1940s, Zoot Suit traces its enigmatic career during World War II and after, as it spread from Harlem across the United States and around the world. In so doing, this book offers a new perspective on youth culture and the politics of style.
9780812204599
Clothing and dress-Social aspects-United States. Fashion-United States-History-20th century. Minority youth-United States-Social life and customs-20th century.