Zoot suit Zoot suit A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, ged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders. This style of clothing became especially popular among the Latino, African American, Italian American, and Filipino American communities during the 1940s. Some observers claim that the "Edwardian-look" suits with velvet lapels worn by Teddy Boys in Britain are a derivative of the zoot suit. Zoot suits were first associated with African Americans in urban communities such as Harlem, Chicago, and Detroit, but were made popular by jazz musicians in the
Dinner and a Suit Dinner and a Suit Dinner And A Suit was an American rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2008. The band was composed of cousins Jonathan Capeci (vocals/guitar) and Joey Beretta (guitar/vocals), long time friend Anthony Genca (bass), and Drew Scheuer (drums). The band's second album "Since Our Departure" was released in 2012. The band's "STAY" EP was released on October 7, 2014. Dinner And A Suit was formed in Moorestown, New Jersey, when cousins Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta began writing music together. Along with recruiting their long time friend Anthony Genca to play bass, the band built