A suit lands in the United States on the back of an exiled king. It is copied, amended and upgraded, embraced by Hollywood actors in search of the fashionable. As it travels the country in the late ...

This December, the Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno presents a refreshingly unexpected performance from San Francisco-based polyrhythmic dance and music ensemble, La Mezcla. On ...

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A historical musical by legendary play writer Luis Valdez is being performed this month in the Central Valley. This November at the Selma Arts Center, the well-known musical ...

DTLA - It’s unlikely that any homegrown show in Los Angeles theater history holds more significance, engenders more ardent fans, and carries more weight of expectation than Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit.

In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date. For 10 straight nights, American sailors armed with make-shift weapons cruised Mexican American neighborhoods in search ...

The 2025 Met Gala dress code is "Tailored for You," a nod to the museum's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" Costume Institute exhibit, which will be on public view from May 10 to Oct. 26. This year's ...

Troy Montes Michie is an El Paso native, artist and a bit of a clotheshorse. Specifically, he loves a zoot suit. His first solo exhibition, "Rock of Eye," at Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston is an ...

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