: a suit of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and peg pants with narrow cuffs
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For Game 5, Lee donned head-to-toe Knicks colors in a custom orange zoot suit with blue pinstriping.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Like the zoot suit style, which originated in the African American community in Harlem and found popularity among other ethnic communities, Lee’s suit featured a long coat and loose, tapered pants.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Zendaya wore a white form-fitting, three-piece custom Louis Vuitton zoot suit designed by Pharrell Williams, complete with a matching tie, wide-brimmed hat, and sparkling brooch pinned below her back collar.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
The delicate buttons that line the sleeves and front of the dress lend the look a femininity, while the pinstripe pattern evokes the zoot suit styles of the Harlem Renaissance.
04 of 20
Jeremy O. Harris
The concept of dandyism dates back to the 18th century and the dandification of Black servants.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Like the zoot suit style, which originated in the African American community in Harlem and found popularity among other ethnic communities, Lee’s suit featured a long coat and loose, tapered pants.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Zendaya wore a white form-fitting, three-piece custom Louis Vuitton zoot suit designed by Pharrell Williams, complete with a matching tie, wide-brimmed hat, and sparkling brooch pinned below her back collar.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
The delicate buttons that line the sleeves and front of the dress lend the look a femininity, while the pinstripe pattern evokes the zoot suit styles of the Harlem Renaissance.
04 of 20
Jeremy O. Harris
The concept of dandyism dates back to the 18th century and the dandification of Black servants.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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“Zoot suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoot%20suit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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