Fashion is an important site of both social control and social protest. Certain articles of clothing like the hijab, burqa and burkini have been highly contested and bans on veiling practices worldwide have been linked to colonialism and Islamophobia. Two specific contexts where fashion has provoked public debate are discussed - the zoot suit riots in 1940s LA and burkini bans in various Western countries. The document also lists several academic readings and media sources on the topic that could be discussed to answer the question more fully.