In the past couple of years the hoodie has had a bit of a bad rep, mainly thanks to the association with thugs and hoodlums as a criminal cloak which was seen by the masses during the riots this summer. However if any item of clothing can shrug off bad press it’s the hoodie.

Over recent months its celebrities that are bringing the hoodie back from the brink with the likes of Justin Bieber, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Kevin Jonas just to name a few who have been rocking hoodies on the red carpet. Having a hard core celebrity following also helps, such as Gio-Goi, whose clothing always has a celebrity endorsement, bringing the fashions to the masses and the hoodie back into favour.

Why shouldn’t you rock a hoodie on the red carpet? They are easy and chic to wear plus endlessly versatile and can be worn for any occasion except well for formal wear however that might just be because no one has come up with a hooded suit yet! You can get a hoodie in any colour you want, wear it on its own zipped up, or unzipped with a tee or nothing if you have a nice a ripped body to show off! Whether it’s on the red carpet like our teen idols or out to the clubs, out and about or on the slopes there is always an occasion to pop on a hoodie!

Not just for the guys

Hoodies aren’t just for guys; they have also increased in popularity in women’s wear as well in the last couple of years after all why shouldn’t girls be comfortable as well? Styles do vary a bit more for the ladies but that can be said about any item of clothing really! You can get standard styles, zipped hooded jumpers, cropped hoodies and even hooded dresses, the possibilities are endless!

Even if you don’t belong to a ‘gang’ you can still rock a hoodie.