haha alright man i get what you're saying now, but im just trying to show you gangs have a much deeper history... and no brown gangs did not originate in cali either, and some of the style today did originate with these first mexican gangs in Texas in the 1940's (there were mexicans back then wearing baggy khakis in barrios in texas) check this article...
in the 1940's, according to Sgt. Joe Guzman, Mickey Garcia, a young boy from Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico migrated north and relocated in El Paso, Texas.* He immediately joined a local Mexican street gang called the Secundo Barrio.* Garcia also brought with him a unique style of dress, initially thought to have originated in Mexico.* Garcia's dress style became an instant hit with all the young people, especially the local gang members.* His fashion included a felt hat with a long feather in it, called a* tapa or tanda.* The pants were pleated and baggy, and referred to as* tramas.* The shirt was creased and called a* lisa.* A* carlango, a long, loose-fitting coat, was worn over the ensemble.* The shoes, called* calcos, were French-toe style or* Stacy Adams brand and were always shined.* To complete the style, one had to have a long chain attached to the belt loop that hung past the knee, and into the side pocket of the pants.* This outfit became known as the* zoot suit, and was later referred to as the* pachuco look.* In the past, many angry parents would use the term pachuco to describe this popular dress style.* The word, Pachuco, was derived from the town that Mickey Garcia's hometown:* Pachuca, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico.* Garcia was not the first to wear the* zoot suit in California or Texas.* However, he may have been one of the first Mexican street gangsters to adopt this popular style of dress.* Garcia's appearance certainly helped to spread the popularity of the* zoot suit within the El Paso Mexican street gang population.
