A hooded sweat shirt or jacket are some of the type of urban wear clothing that are well known for its stylish design and looks. Looking back in time during the middle ages, the style and form of a hoodie back then was a formal wear for Catholic monks included a cowl, a long, decorative hood worn in addition to the standard tunic or robes.


The modern clothing style of hoodies was first produced in the 1930s for laborers in the frozen warehouses of New York. Its popularity spread as sportswear designers became astounded by its stylish look that they developed entire collections based around the clothing. Since then it became popular and in 1970's the hip ho culture in new york has some factors contributed to the hoodies success in the fashion industry. High-profile designers embraced and glamorized the new clothing and popularized it in many fashion magazines and even in movies which had a big influence in the urban fashion wear market. Speaking of urban fashion wear market, Rage wear clothing is a brand that specializes in urban fashion wear that adopted the stylish and smooth style of hoodies from pullover hoddie to a zippered hoodie with different designs and colors.


Young men and women, from urban fashion lovers to skateboarders and surfers, sported the hoodie and spread the trend across the western United States and eventually in many countries around the world. The rise of hoodies with university logos began around this time and in the future, a lot of changes may occur to the overall look of a hoodie is still timeless and faithful to the original design hundreds of years ago.