As 'Zoot Suit' shop number dwindle, El Pachuco in Fullerton celebrates 45 years in business

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The classic 1940s style is rooted in Hispanic history and culture.

"It feels terrific, I have to pinch myself," said the store's owner Phyllis Estrella, about the anniversary. "It was really a long shot."in 1978, after watching the play "Zoot Suit." She loved the bold styles, but when she went out to buy one of the famous suits, she said she had trouble finding anything.In the beginning, she and her husband promoted El Pachuco in Low Rider magazine, and traveled to car shows on the weekends to find new clients.

Historians say the mobs were fueled by ethnic and racial tensions and used patriotism as a pretext to target mostly Chicano youth, although Black and Filipino Zoot Suiters were also roughed up and arrested.

 

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