Amaia Ibarraran-Bigalondo is a lecturer at the University of the Basque Country, Spain.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA Note to the ReaderTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Dress, Clothing, Fashion and Style1.1. The Function of Dress1.2. Clothing, Fashion and StyleChapter 2. The 20th Century and FashionChapter 3. Style, Subcultures and Mexican American WomenChapter 4. Pachucas: Breaking the Norms in the Forties4.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Forties4.1.1. World War II and Mexican American Women4.2. Women’s Fashion in the Forties4.3. The Pachuca: A Rebel Withouth a Cause4.3.1. Pachucas, Pachucos and the Zoot Suit Riots4.3.2. The Pachuca Style PoliticsChapter 5. Chicanas: Fighting the Norm in the Seventies5.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Seventies5.2. Women’s Fashion in the Seventies5.3. El Movimiento Chicano and La Chicana5.4. The Chicana Style Politics5.4.1. The Brown Berets5.4.2. The Chicana Feminist ActivistsChapter 6. Cholas: Adapting to Other Norms in the Nineties6.1. Life and Expectations for US Young Women in the Nineties6.2. Women’s Fashion in the Nineties6.3. Gangs and Cholo/a Style in 20th century Barrios6.3.1. The Girls in/around the Gang6.4. The Chola Style PoliticsConcluding RemarksWorks Cited

Amaia Ibarraran-Bigalondo is a lecturer at the University of the Basque Country, Spain.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA Note to the ReaderTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Dress, Clothing, Fashion and Style1.1. The Function of Dress1.2. Clothing, Fashion and StyleChapter 2. The 20th Century and FashionChapter 3. Style, Subcultures and Mexican American WomenChapter 4. Pachucas: Breaking the Norms in the Forties4.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Forties4.1.1. World War II and Mexican American Women4.2. Women’s Fashion in the Forties4.3. The Pachuca: A Rebel Withouth a Cause4.3.1. Pachucas, Pachucos and the Zoot Suit Riots4.3.2. The Pachuca Style PoliticsChapter 5. Chicanas: Fighting the Norm in the Seventies5.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Seventies5.2. Women’s Fashion in the Seventies5.3. El Movimiento Chicano and La Chicana5.4. The Chicana Style Politics5.4.1. The Brown Berets5.4.2. The Chicana Feminist ActivistsChapter 6. Cholas: Adapting to Other Norms in the Nineties6.1. Life and Expectations for US Young Women in the Nineties6.2. Women’s Fashion in the Nineties6.3. Gangs and Cholo/a Style in 20th century Barrios6.3.1. The Girls in/around the Gang6.4. The Chola Style PoliticsConcluding RemarksWorks Cited

Amaia Ibarraran-Bigalondo is a lecturer at the University of the Basque Country, Spain.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsA Note to the ReaderTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Dress, Clothing, Fashion and Style1.1. The Function of Dress1.2. Clothing, Fashion and StyleChapter 2. The 20th Century and FashionChapter 3. Style, Subcultures and Mexican American WomenChapter 4. Pachucas: Breaking the Norms in the Forties4.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Forties4.1.1. World War II and Mexican American Women4.2. Women’s Fashion in the Forties4.3. The Pachuca: A Rebel Withouth a Cause4.3.1. Pachucas, Pachucos and the Zoot Suit Riots4.3.2. The Pachuca Style PoliticsChapter 5. Chicanas: Fighting the Norm in the Seventies5.1. Life and Expectations for US Women in the Seventies5.2. Women’s Fashion in the Seventies5.3. El Movimiento Chicano and La Chicana5.4. The Chicana Style Politics5.4.1. The Brown Berets5.4.2. The Chicana Feminist ActivistsChapter 6. Cholas: Adapting to Other Norms in the Nineties6.1. Life and Expectations for US Young Women in the Nineties6.2. Women’s Fashion in the Nineties6.3. Gangs and Cholo/a Style in 20th century Barrios6.3.1. The Girls in/around the Gang6.4. The Chola Style PoliticsConcluding RemarksWorks Cited