Zoot suits made their debut in inner city neighborhoods by the Latino Americans and African Americans during the 1920s and 1930s primarily in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. The Zoot suit comprised of a very boxy and broad shouldered jacket, which was double vented and oversized draped-looking trousers. The men during this time period also wore hats to exemplify this look. However, due to the fabric shortage at the beginning of the war in 1941, Zoot suits were banned from being manufactured and riots broke out in Los Angeles among the minority gangs. Seen here is image of a "young pachuco" zoot suiter in Los Angeles around the early 1940s.
This image was adopted from: http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u7sf/u7images/act7/p91.gif
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