El Pachuco Case Study
El Pachuco Inc., a clothing company out of Los Angeles, designed all costumes for the production. Valdez says the zoot suit is as symbolic as his theatre production.
“Zoot suits have clean lines and they are shaped in the inverted pyramid, which when you think about it presents the appearance of being lighter than air,” he says. “The bass is not large, so you’re not weighed down or grounded. You’re body is moving upward and I think this design came out because at the time people were coming out of the depression. They needed an upper because the depression was a real downer.”
ASU Public Events’ is hosting pre-party experience program at 6 p.m., Sept. 25, to heighten the theatre experience for performing arts patrons by providing an exploration
“Zoot suits have clean lines and they are shaped in the inverted pyramid, which when you think about it presents the appearance of being lighter than air,” he says. “The bass is not large, so you’re not weighed down or grounded. You’re body is moving upward and I think this design came out because at the time people were coming out of the depression. They needed an upper because the depression was a real downer.”
ASU Public Events’ is hosting pre-party experience program at 6 p.m., Sept. 25, to heighten the theatre experience for performing arts patrons by providing an exploration