SYSK Selects: A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes

Everyone knows who Frank Lloyd Wright is, but did you know there was a grisly massacre at his home in 1914? Find out all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In the late 1800s, white supremacists in Wilmington, NC staged a coup and bloody massacre of its black citizens in order to stem the tide of black progress and stifle the vote. This is that story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This 2018 episode covers a conflict that wasn't really a riot, and wasn't really about the zoot suits -- although they had come to symbolize A LOT in Los Angeles when this happened.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On this week’s episode, Bailey explores the story behind the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 in Los Angeles alongside an Historical Expert, Professor Pagan. Together, they discuss race relations in the US during this period, Zoot Suit inspiration from Jazz culture and the implications th ...  Show more

Menswear can seem boring. If you look at any award show, most of the men are dressed in black pants and black jackets. This uniform design can be traced back to American Revolution, classical statuary, and one particular bloke bopping around downtown London way back in the 177 ...