Hoodie
A casual sweatshirt or jacket with an attached hood, usually made from knit fabric and often featuring a front pocket.
Hood: A fabric covering for the head, attached to a garment or made separately. The attached hood gives the hoodie its defining silhouette and weather protection.
Champion (company): An American sportswear company founded in 1919 and known for athletic apparel. Champion helped popularize hooded sweatshirts for athletes and workers in the 1930s.
Athleisure: Casual clothing designed to combine athletic function with everyday wear. The hoodie is a standard layer in wardrobes that blend sportswear and street clothing.
Hip-hop fashion: Styles of dress associated with hip-hop culture and its communities. Hoodies became prominent in hip-hop styles and helped shape their wider fashion influence.
Sweater: A knitted garment worn on the upper body, usually for warmth. A sweater may be knitwear, but it usually lacks the hoodie’s attached hood and sweatshirt construction.
Knit fabric: Textile made by interlocking loops of yarn. Most hoodies use knit fabrics for their softness, stretch, and warmth.
Sweatshirt: A loose, warm pullover garment, usually made from cotton or a cotton blend. The hoodie grew from the sweatshirt by adding an attached hood.
Fleece: A soft, insulating textile with a napped surface, made from wool or synthetic fibers. Fleece-lined hoodies add warmth without the structure of a heavy coat.
Streetwear: Casual fashion rooted in youth, skate, surf, and hip-hop cultures. The hoodie is one of streetwear’s most enduring and adaptable garments.
Windbreaker: A lightweight jacket made to resist wind, often from woven synthetic fabric. Unlike a typical hoodie, a windbreaker prioritizes wind resistance over soft knit comfort.