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

**anney** · October 16th, 2010, 09:16 PM

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?

**Amaunet** · October 16th, 2010, 09:18 PM

I'd say they are just keeping warm

most jumpers available for teens are hoodies, they were all I could find when buying for my little bro

**Tinks** · October 16th, 2010, 09:26 PM

I haven't seen many jumpers without hoods for teenage boys. All DS's jumpers are hoodies and he's definitely not in any gang, he wears them because that's all I can buy for him.

**anney** · October 16th, 2010, 09:31 PM

LOL on keeping warm CF. Yes, I had always thought that they were just in fashion but I just had a conversation with a 20 year old male who implied they signified more than that so I wondered. I must ask him more!

**diannescruffy** · October 16th, 2010, 09:33 PM

Same with DS15, all his jumpers are hoodies.

Regards,
Dianne

**Traveller** · October 16th, 2010, 09:33 PM

in the UK they are worn with the hoods pulled up and over, almost covering the eyes, as a sort of menacing "I am hiding my identity" sort of way. Plus it is cold most of the time so they can be warm and still look cool

. To say a hoodie would make people think of a delinquent more than an item of clothing.

**AnyDream** · October 16th, 2010, 09:35 PM

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

**Rouge** · October 16th, 2010, 09:37 PM

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

xx

**Rosebud** · October 16th, 2010, 09:37 PM

All DD's jumpers have hoods as it was difficult at the time to find any without. I'm a pretty "mean" mum and won't allow her to wear the hood up in public unless it's outside in the blistering cold/rain. Even though it is so called "fashion" I don't like them, it looks like they have something to hide.

**Amaunet** · October 16th, 2010, 09:47 PM

LOL on keeping warm CF. Yes, I had always thought that they were just in fashion but I just had a conversation with a 20 year old male who implied they signified more than that so I wondered. I must ask him more!

Sounds like he was trying to sound tough/cool himself!

**Lulu** · October 16th, 2010, 11:04 PM

I gotta tell ya - there are some kids with serious wanna-be-gang issues. There are kids around here calling themselves the 'crips' and the 'bloods'. Which would have thousands of bullet riddled gangters spinning in their graves....

**helle** · October 16th, 2010, 11:10 PM

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;

**Visitor6** · October 16th, 2010, 11:16 PM

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!