[Oatka]

I remember seeing Mexicans dressed like this during WWII (hats had wider brims though) - and man, did they ever STRUT!

Kay Kaiser said it best with his lyrics:
Guy: I want a zoot suit with a reet pleat
And a drape shape, and a stuff cuff
To look sharp enough to see my Sunday gal.
Gal: You want a reef sleeve with a right stripe
And a rare square, so the gals will stare
When they see you struttin' with your Sunday pal.
Guy: (That's me).
Gal: You wanta look keen so your dream will say
"You don't look like the same beau"
So keen that she'll scream, "Here comes my walkin' rainbow."
etc

[fattigermaster]

I’d like those hakama-style pants if they didn’t come up to the sternum.

Living on a sailboat shorts & t-shirts are 99% of my daily wear. A pair of sweat pants are the only long pants I own anymore.

[Baynative]

"I remember seeing Mexicans dressed like this..."

When I was young we knew them as Pachucos!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I remember seeing Mexicans dressed like this during WWII (hats had wider brims though) - and man, did they ever STRUT!

Read the story of the Zoot Suit Riots. Apparently some Swabbies took exception to that strut.