Hoodies on teenage boys - fashion statement or more???

[AnyDream]

Have you seen the kind of hair they've all got these days??? That's worth putting a hoodie over, surely!

[Rouge]

I think I need to have a stern talk to DS4 about his possible gang connections xx

[helle]

I think I need to have a stern talk to DS4 about his possible gang connections xx

I think i'll be needing to talk to by DH, too!.. and even DS for that matter, he has two little baby hoodies... maybe they're ganging up on me? oO;

[HotI]

I think I need to have a stern talk to DS4 about his possible gang connections xx

I need to check out my possible gang connections. Hope my hoodies indicate that i am in the cool gang.

[MummaSue]

I need to check out my possible gang connections. Hope my hoodies indicate that i am in the cool gang.

Me too Kate, DH and I both wear hoodies!!

[Junglemum]

Nothing better than snuggling down in a big hoodie. I am a hoodie addict. I thought as my younger years passed i'd grow out of it, but i never seem to.

I am in a gang though, me n my sista's hangin talkin about boobs, babies and lack of sleep usually.

[Bathsheba]

As a regular train catcher there is something pretty intimidating about a group of young males getting on board with hoods all up and covering their heads. It often spells trouble. Usually it means you'll soon be smelling the distinctive scent of parmanent marker as they graffiti like p!ssing tom cats all over the inside of the train.

Not all hoodie wearers are trouble. But clothing is a language. Teen boys often use hoods to convey the power of concealment. The practical value of hiding your features from CCTV is part of the reasoning behind it.

When my boys are old enough i'll speak to them about the language of clothing and hopefully they will decide not to talk this talk.

[anney]

Bath I think you have described it well. I also catch the train regularly and sometimes I have sat behind someone slumped in a seat in a hoodie and thought they looked intimidating but then they have thrown back the hood and been a "normal" looking teenager. And worn by a group many types of clothing can convey a message. I guess having just come out of his teens, this is probably what my nephew is alluding to.