An Overview of the Hoody The Hoodie - Where Did It Come From?
The earliest known form of hoody that we know today was the cowl with hood worn by monks across Europe during the Middle Ages.
Clothing historians point to the 1930s as the time of the emergence of the hoody when The Champion company, a producer of clothing produced the item of clothing for warehouse workmen, to protect them from very cold temperatures. It promptly caught on among working men.
The attractiveness of the hoody in time spread away from the tough environments of ice cold warehouses, aided in part by the designer Claire McCardell, who incorporated the hoody in her fashion lines.
The modern day acceptance of the hoody, and the extent of it’s adoption in every day life, probably dates back to the 1970s and the hip hop culture. The hoody provided cover and instant anonymity and is popular for criminals. This gave the hoody an edgy cool. Popular culture quickly used this motif. For example in the boxing hero movie ‘Rocky’ the hoody is a central part of the image. It wasn’t too long before the hoody gained additional kudos as a gritty urban clothing item. The hoody has since been adopted by the urban poor in both the UK, the USA and parts of Europe. and has gone on to be an incredibly popular and common garment.
Several businesses now design and create hoodies. A skillful example is the hoody range from G Star Raw - take a look at this example G Star Mens Hoody.
