Almost no modern garment contains as much symbolism as the hoodie

Last year, when New York’s Museum of Modern Art staged its first fashion exhibition in more than 70 years, it collected 111 items that it deemed to have profoundly influenced modern fashion, including little black dresses by designers such as Chanel, elaborately decorated Chinese cheongsams, an archival pair of Levi’s 501 jeans, and exquisite Indian saris. Among those iconic items was a simple, red, Champion hoodie.