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"I think, in many ways, menswear is eclipsing womenswear. The creative juices are really going and any small changes are seismic," says Sharon S. Takeda, senior curator and head of the costume and textiles department at LACMA.

Ruth E. Carter received an Oscar nomination for her costume designs for "Malcolm X".

The late Laurie Cunningham in bespoke suit and tie of his own design aged 17, 1973. Photo by Dermot Kavanagh.

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The largest fashion collection in the world, the V&A's collection spans five centuries – couture to accessories, and footwear to hats.

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Classic Black and white Zoot Suits, "Pachucos" as it was known in the Chicano Culture.

1940s L.A. Gang Member - the first black gangs were formed in reaction to southern-California “anti-minority gangs” -- largely comprised by war veterans -- such as the “Hell’s Angels” and the Los Angeles-based “Spook Hunters” who began carrying out violent attacks against predominantly-black-and-Hispanic communities.