Description Zoot SUIT (n.): the ultimate in clothes.
Created by poor African American men and obscure tailors, the "drape shape" was embraced by Mexican American pachucos, working-class youth, entertain. --Cab Calloway, The Hepster\'s Dictionary , 1944 Before the fashion statements of hippies, punks, or hip-hop, there was the Zoot suit, a striking urban look of the World War II era that captivated the imagination.
The only totally and truly American civilian suit.
Description Zoot SUIT (n.): the ultimate in clothes