Professor Al Aynsley-Green (now Sir Al) loves his hoodie. I don't mean ayounger member of his family, I'm talking about his hooded top.
I've even seen pictures of him wearing it along with a baseball cap.
When I was a child, one of my favourite items of clothing was what wasknown then as a "hooded cardigan". It was black with white edges, and mymates all wore them too. I wore mine until it died.
Then in my late teenage Punkette Claire era, I had a striped jumper witha hood. In fact, come to think of it, I've worn hooded tops foryears.
But these days they've taken on other connotations. Apparently, bywearing the offending item, Al and I have been subliminally encouragingdisorder.
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