To underscore the style’s almost treasonous indulgence, press accounts exaggerated the price of zoot suits by upwards of 50 percent. But even the real cost of one was near-prohibitive for the ...

In advance of next month’s unveiling of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume ...

“Harlem is Black culture incarnate,” said panelist and Harlem-born bandleader Dandy Wellington. “It’s where the hoi polloi ...

Zoot suits were the standard in Harlem in the late ... Meanwhile, the flapper style, which included short, stylized hair, was ...