Modern Zoot Suits

If you're like me, you thought that "zoot suits" were a dead fashion from the 1940s. No way!

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 06, 2010
Category: Clowns | Fashion | 1940s

Comments

What are you talking about? Zoot suits are a hummer! Ain't no drape looks more dicty when a cat's stood behind a doghouse beating out some classic boogie-woogie.

Posted by Dumbfounded on 09/06/10 at 10:17 AM

there are some very brightly colored suits. the only other place you see those colors in clothing is the little girl's department just before easter.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/06/10 at 01:14 PM

I have something like that but it's white. I also have big feathers in the hat .. gotta keep me ho's in line and make sure they're working etc .. hehehehe 😝

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 09/06/10 at 03:31 PM

bet its polyester bd. 😉

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/06/10 at 04:59 PM

Polly Ester works the corner at 4th and main :coolhmm:

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 09/06/10 at 06:22 PM

yeah and for the right price she's all over you like a cheap suit. :cheese:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/06/10 at 06:39 PM

My favorite working girl is Polly Glot- she has multiple tongues!

Posted by StanFlouride on 09/06/10 at 08:10 PM

funny and educational, i had to look it up! thanks stan.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/06/10 at 08:32 PM

Maybe it's just me, but if those were a bit less money, I'd probably be caught sporting one. It'd be a fun night to get a cane and ride a unicycle around town in one of these....

Posted by RazzleCap in Clearwater on 09/06/10 at 11:05 PM

RC, that would be in Clearwater, Florida, right? 😉

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/07/10 at 06:23 AM

I'm a Double Breasted Suit man myself, but I do like the 5 button "Martini Suit" for the classic Rat Pack look, and I'd like the 8 or 10 button "Tone on Tone" Nehru if it came in colors besides Black or White.

Posted by Freddie Freelance on 09/07/10 at 11:57 AM

nice suit, but freddie, there's no teal or red or lime...

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/07/10 at 12:48 PM

@Patty, they'll do a custom suit from your fabric for only $270, so how about one in teal silk?

Posted by Freddie Freelance on 09/07/10 at 04:43 PM

ooo freddie you sexy devil, you'll turn all the girls heads in that suit!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/07/10 at 07:17 PM

Well, it goes without saying Expat. And since I'm here, I might as well blend in with all the other weirdos...

Posted by RazzleCap in Clearwater on 09/08/10 at 03:48 PM

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