Between third and seventh centuries CE, certain type of clothe was discovered to protect children, in modern times hoodies have become associated with street protests, groups, gangs, rise against political authorities

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 item of clothing”.

Hoods in history