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The Raised Hood: A Field Guide to Wearing It Well in Britain

The Raised Hood: A Field Guide to Wearing It Well in Britain

Putting your hood up is a two-second gesture with an unreasonable amount of social weight attached to it. From the 07:42 to the corner shop to the pub garden, here's how fit, fabric and colour change whether a raised hood reads as deliberate streetwear or something closer to a warning sign.

Zip It: How the Full-Zip Hoodie Quietly Reclaimed the Front of the Rail

Zip It: How the Full-Zip Hoodie Quietly Reclaimed the Front of the Rail

For years the full-zip was the hoodie nobody admitted to owning: golf club, gym bag, IT department. That's over. Here's why the zip-through is now the most useful piece in a British casual wardrobe, and how to wear it so it reads considered rather than ready for a warm-up.