7 Bizarre Facts About History’s Weirdest Fads

Zoot Suit Riot

In 1930s American slang, “zoot” meant extravagance, and young African-American men embraced over-the-top “zoot suits” in protest against the subservience that society expected of them. The suits featured tapered ankles, lavish draping and pleating, and “shoulders padded like a lunatic’s cell.”

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