Sport: Man in the Brown Suit; Sport: Man in the Brown Suit. 4 minute read. TIME. February 28, 1949 12:00 AM GMT-5. ... Boss Rupp, who wears brown suits because he thinks they bring good luck, ...

As Black and brown communities affirmed their place in society, the zoot suit represented a powerful evolution of style, from the desire to be seen to the desire to be politically heard.