Pachuco style in Mexico City
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Guardarrama Tapia, Jesus Gonzalez de la Rosa and Flores Mujica wears their Pachuco outfits while posing for a photograph next to a wall with graffiti in Mexico City
Antonio Guardarrama Tapia (L), Jose de Jesus Gonzalez de la Rosa (C) and Filiberto Flores Mujica wears their Pachuco outfits while posing for a photograph next to a wall with graffiti in Mexico City March 22, 2014. Kitted out in zoot suits, snappy shoes and hats, the so-called "pachucos" add a dash of style to the Mexican capital. The "pachuco" scene is thought to date back to the 1930s and 40s in Los Angeles, where Mexican migrants would wear the snazzy outfits, partly as a symbol of defiance against discrimination. Many modern Pachucos in Mexico follow on from this custom and use the suits not only to go dancing, but also as a continuing sign of protest against the treatment of Mexican immigrants north of the border. Everything from the suit to the shoes is handmade - the shoes can cost from $60 to $120, the suits some $300, each shirt another $30, the hats between $40 and $130. Picture taken March 22, 2014 REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 08 OF 20 FOR PACKAGE 'PACHUCO STYLE IN MEXICO CITY'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'PACHUCO ROMERO'
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Kitted out in zoot suits, snappy shoes and fedora-style hats, so called “pachucos” add a dash of style to the Mexican capital. (Reuters)
