Hoods

Flipping your hood up over your cold ears and naked head transports you into a personal cocoon. All of a sudden the edges of the hood creep into the peripheries of your vision, changing and reshaping your outlook of the world in front of you. You feel protected, your strut increases with confidence, and soon you feel like you’re on your absolute worst behavior. I’m a whole new type of animal when I’m rocking a hood—no telling what could happen. My brain is in a completely different place. Hoods are not only good for changing up your mindset when out in public, but they can also be stylish, comfy, convenient (given the weather), and they’re sick for cheating. For guys, sometimes you have kind of a dusty hat that you’ve been wanting to rock for some reason but can’t really. Tossing a hood up over that has-been lid can make it look kind of cool again. For girls, you go out to eat breakfast on Sunday morning or whatever, no way anyone wants to see your entire face, please chuck a hood over that messy melon—you may look semi-approachable. Although hoods have many practical uses, they are also incredibly snug, swag, and can easily put you in a sleeping cuddly mood. Even when they’re not on, they’re at your service. The way they droop, resting on your back waiting to be flung up at any moment, they just look cool. Others around who notice your hood, that is not yet up, also anticipate what new aspect it might add to your character, so you’re kind of a wild card. Hoods are unreal.