THE ZOOT SUIT
NEW AMERICAN (RAZE. Washington. The Zoot suit has been reprieved.) A Zoot suit consists of a jacket, which, is so long that, it practically reaches to the knees, and very narrow trousers hitched so high that they] show the ankles. | It is worn with a tie twice the normal width and a weird-looking hat, and, for no reason in particular, a long chain dangles from the right-hand pocket. The American War Production Board stepped in and said lhe craze must end because those suits use too much cloth. Zoot suit makers came back with a proposal Io make the suits out. of rayon material instead of wool. “So it looks as if Zoot suits won’t, be banned after all.” said an official here.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 307, 30 December 1942, Page 3
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126THE ZOOT SUIT Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 307, 30 December 1942, Page 3
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