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

[Visitor6]

I confess am totally ignorant about teenagers. Have been wondering about the hoodies on teenage to early twenties boys/youths. Are they are fashion statement or are they meant to signify more, such as gang / toughness?

The Grafitti kids love to hide under their hoods late at night, the big pockets at the front loaded up with ridiculously overloaded backpacks at 2 in the morning. Hood wearing inconsistent with the ambient temperature either signfies the local druggies with no perception of temperature of weather.

It is the time of young bucks butting heads. Their is a degree of bravado alongside rebellioness (at least in their eyes !!)

They are still easy item to wear thats affordable. It the young blokes wearing bum bags that you have to worry about......oh and the white "Jap Slaps" and Jeans with their bum out the top--now that is scary!

I still wear hoodies! But no gang will have me- East Side or West Siiiiiide!

[kirsty_lee]

People still wear bum bags????? Woah

[CrazyCat]

My 2 little dogs wear hoodies. lol.
Cutest thing ever.

[MistyFying]

Both my kids wear hoodies... seems to be the main option available in stores for the one or two months winter clothing is available up here