Zoot suits live on in thriving biz - Suavecito Apparel co-founder Craig Peña tells how his zoot-suit business got started - and where it draws the line. (Fluorescent yellow, yes; denim, no.)

I started sewing when I was 4 years old. I was using my mother’s sewing machine when I turned 10, and in college I earned extra money by making and mending clothes. I would buy $5 suits from thrift stores, and then rip the seams apart and reconstruct the jackets and pants to fit me.

Zoot suits - which are an icon of Latino culture - were hard to find. In the Hispanic community our fathers, grandfathers, and uncles wore such ensembles; they’re part of our identity. So a friend, Jay Salas, and I started making them in 1997.”*

*From: http://money.cnn.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Stumble it! | |

Other posts that may interest you

Blogante News for Monday - February 4th, 2008

'Zoot Suit' cast of county teens dramatize barrio history - Monterey County, California

El Pachuco is back - Playwright's son, Kinan Valdez, directs revival of iconic `Zoot Suit'

Chicano playwright Luis Valdez speaks at Texas State University-San Marcos

Viva Latina! Fiorana Launches 'Latina Cut' Premium Denim at WWD MAGIC

Fiorana launches on-line denim boutique for Latinas

Carrying on the Valdez heritage - FATHER AND SON COLLABORATE ON 'MUMMIFIED DEER' AT SJSU

Hispanic Actors Get the Lead Roles After Years of Being “One of the Gang’

Aging Cuban musicians fight for royalty rights

Yellow pages for Hispanics was the right call - Interview | Martha Rubi-Byers, founder of Paginas Amarillas de Colorado