Name that Zoot Contest Extended to Friday
08/03/2011
Penn Press is doing you solid. We're extending the deadline for this week's Name that Zoot contest to Friday, August 5 at 12:00 noon eastern time. This week's winner will… READ MORE
Tag: fashion history
Name that Zoot Contest: Week Three
07/20/2011
The answer to last week's question was Duke Ellington. Ellington was the major creative force behind the musical revue Jump for Joy, which featured zoot suits in all their splendor…. READ MORE
Name that Zoot Contest: Week One
07/06/2011
It's time to play Name that Zoot, the best university press contest, north, south, east, or west. Take a look at the man on the cover of Zoot Suit: The… READ MORE
Coming Soon: The Name That Zoot Contest
06/28/2011
Greetings sharpies, zazous, pachucos, and pachucas! Get hep to this extreme fashion history contest. Each week in July, Penn Press will give away a copy of Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic… READ MORE
A Penn Press Podcast with Zoot Suit Author Kathy Peiss
06/16/2011
The June 2011 podcast is all about one of the most outrageous fashions of the twentieth century, the zoot suit. As jazz music spread aruond the world, the zoot followed…. READ MORE
When Broadway Was the Runway–Now in Paperback
04/18/2011
When Broadway Was the Runway: Theater, Fashion, and American Culture Marlis Schweitzer 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 47 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4157-0 | $39.95 | £26.00… READ MORE
