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Take Two

A brief history of the hoodie

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 27, 2013
Someone sporting a large hoodie.
Someone sporting a large hoodie.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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A brief history of the hoodie
The hooded sweatshirt has many facets. It's worn on runways, at protests, even in boardrooms. Tim Maly details the rise of this ubiquitous piece of clothing.

The hooded sweatshirt is a ubiquitous part of modern life. You'll see it on the runways of fashion shows, at rock concerts, and on pretty much every street of every town in the US. But how did this particular piece of clothing become so ubiquitous - worn by skater punks and fashionistas alike? Tim Maly has written an essay about the hoodie and he joins Take Two with more.