This summer’s “Hip Hop in China” made hoodies popular. The hoodies, which originally represented comfort, simplicity and even a little bit old-fashioned, suddenly became a symbol of fashion.
It seems that fashion is reincarnated. In recent years, slim jeans, slim lettered T-shirts and bomber jackets have become new features of hip-hop style. This year’s super style in the Eminem era The baggy jeans and oversized hoodie combo is back.
Bengemen has always recommended dressing styles suitable for men in the workplace, so unless your job is special, such as being a musician or artist, it is not suitable for you to dress too exaggeratedly. However, wearing a hoodie is not a taboo in the workplace. As long as the color is not too flashy and the style is not too exaggerated, it is no problem to wear it to work. At the same time, the hoodie is extremely practical and can resist wind, frost, and rain. The most important thing is that it is easy to put on and take off, and you can go out to walk the dog in 3 seconds. It should be a must-have for every man’s autumn and winter wardrobe.
Hoodies were originally worn by athletes and workers. The brand that invented hoodies is Champion, which has become particularly popular in the past two years.
Champion Company began to produce hoodies in the 1930s, and later cooperated with major universities in the United States, which indirectly caused hoodies to become the “school uniform” style of American universities. Walking on American campuses, Almost everyone wears a hoodie.
California programmers were also the first people to accept hoodies, and they were considered the trendsetters of the year.
Because hoodies are comfortable, loose, easy to match and not troublesome, the Layback culture that young Americans refer to is the embodiment of hoodies. Until now, hoodies have always been programmers’ favorite items. From Zuckerberg and other people in “The Social Network” to the code farmers and entrepreneurs in “Silicon Valley”, there are no 3 hats in the wardrobe. You can’t be considered a good programmer if you don’t wear a shirt.
Both Mark Zuckerberg in the movie and Zuckerberg in real life love to wear hoodies.
It’s not just geeks who wear hoodies. In the 1990s, hoodies became the “uniform” of British gangsters because they wore them to avoid surveillance cameras during robberies; in the United States, because skateboarding and graffiti were banned at the time, many young people also wore hoodies in order to hide their identities.
So hoodies are also associated with youth cultures such as skateboarding, hip-hop and punk music that are not accepted by mainstream society, and have become synonymous with coolness.
American brands Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, which now look old-fashioned and conservative, first transformed hoodies from sportswear and streetwear into trendy fashion in the 1990s.
After talking about the history of hoodies, I will summarize the three styles of hoodies and how to wear them, hoping to give you some little reference.
Ruffian style
The ruffian here is not derogatory. You can understand it as “bad” or “cool”.
◆ Solid color hoodie covering the head + sports pants of the same color + sneakers
In many foreign movies, “gangsters” especially like to wear baggy hoodies and complete sets of Sweatpants, Eggsy’s initial look in “Kingsman” is a typical British gangster.
Geek style
◆ T-shirt or shirt + solid color zipper hoodie + jeans or casual pants + canvas shoes
American coders pay the most attention to For comfort, be sure to choose the zipper style hoodie. When it’s hot, wear it open to reveal the company logo. When it’s cold, zip it up and keep you warm. For a truly awesome geek, the hoodie is either a cultural shirt issued by the company, a souvenir given out to attend a certain conference in Silicon Valley, or a uniform bought when attending a prestigious university. It will definitely not be a famous brand.
Trendy style
◆ Loose hoodie + slim jeans/shorts + jacket
This is also a variety of young trendy culture and youthful brands that have been A style that focuses on shaping. Trendy people’s hoodies are always super loose. Most of them areMost people will choose pullover hoodies without zippers, and solid colors and large logo styles are the most popular.
Although they all wear hoodies, trendy style hoodies are mainly used as inner wear to add a sense of layering, and it is best to put the hood on your head at all times.
