From sportswear to protest attire: the surprisingly political history of the hoodie

Julia Malushko/Pexels In the cold weather, few items of clothing beat a hoodie. They’re comfy, warm and they look cool. But where did hoodies come from and how did they come to be everywhere? From warmth and protection, to sportswear then streetwear, across decades hoodies have become entangled with groups and gangs, surveillance and control, fear and policing, race and power. Hoodies can divide, but they also bring people together. With this in mind, they might be “our last truly political…