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Video Essay: Hoodies

by Gary Warnett on 18 September 2015

Writer Gary Warnett offers a cultural and social history of the hoodie, citing references as diverse as E.T, Rocky, Dexys Midnight Runners and Juice and unpicking the stigma associated with the garment.

Writer Gary Warnett offers a cultural and social history of the hoodie, citing references as diverse as E.T, Rocky, Dexys Midnight Runners and Juice and unpicking the stigma associated with the garment.

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Helena Fletcher, Georgina Evans, Barbora Kozusnikova and Lauren Sharkey

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