- This is a page about the French subculture. For the French musician, see Hector Zazou
The
zazous were a
subculture in
France during
World War II. They were young people expressing their individuality by wearing big or garish clothing (similar to the
zoot suit fashion in
America a few years before) and dancing wildly to
swing jazz and
bebop. Men wore large striped lumber jackets, while women wore short skirts, striped stockings and heavy shoes, and often carried umbrellas.