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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.)

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“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: money.cnn.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Posted on: February 4th, 2008
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Business, Business News, Style, Tomás' Picks
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