Showing posts with label 1930 Jazz musician Cab Calloway wearing a white zoot suit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930 Jazz musician Cab Calloway wearing a white zoot suit. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2009

8 Popular Street Trends and the connection with High Fashion Runway

1)Zoot Suits
Zoot suits were popular in 1930 in the jazz music or dance scene. The style of high waisted baggy pants and long coat considered a fashion statement in dance clubs particularly.
The style - high-waisted, wide-legged trousers, a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. The signature zoot suiters wore a felt hat with a long feather and a pair of pointy. It was a style for dance and party.