Zoot suits

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.

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

"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.

LACMA I Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015 Source: http://www.lacma.org/ReigningMen#about-the-exhibition M.2011.94a-b

Men's clothing in the 1920s

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The zoot suit was vilified by L.A. authorities during the Zoot Suit Riots in 1943. But its dandy-ish profile continues to influence fashion