It’s official, the hoodie is this season’s most fashionable (and comfortable) staple. Like its activewear counterparts – the backpack, puffer jacket and hiking boot – fashion’s love of a staple in a luxury fabric with a price tag to match continues. Miuccia Prada put it centre stage in her AW23 Miu Miu collection (left), the hero piece in grey marl poking beneath a wool coat. Styled with leggings, it gave a fresh-from-the-gym yet business-ready look. Other versions came in leather.
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It’s an easy look to recreate on a budget. Arket’s scuba zip-up (4, above) is a dead ringer for the catwalk version. Wear it layered over a white or striped shirt styled with a pencil skirt and boots for the office. Your easiest entry-point hoodie-look is layered under a boxy blazer or an oversized wool coat – with jeans or your workout leggings and trainers. Varsity hoodies are never not in fashion and preppy brands like Polo Ralph Lauren and Rowing Blazers always have great colour combos. A trawl of vintage websites will yield a good find.
Gant’s New York is a unisex classic (5), especially styled with a camel coat – or channel Vetements with Weekday’s Metallica-style typography (2). Make your look extra cosy by adding a knitted hoodie over a rollneck – H&M’s beige version (£29.99), or Marks & Spencer’s Borg half-zip made using recycled fabric (£35) – worn with a slip dress and boots. For a luxurious take try Me and Em’s cashmere boxy fit or sleeveless style over a shirt and under a blazer or coat. The high street has a dizzying array of hoodies, but pick a weighty fabric to create the polished runway-ready look.
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1. Varsity, £79, hush-uk.com
![Male model in blue hoodie and trousers](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5e00d756c714de5c255263ba9f0d943fed84ccde/0_0_2000_3000/master/2000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
2. Slogan, £49, weekday.com
![Female model in knitted cashmere hoodie, coat and jeans](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dcc91b99b2190dc7cce71a7a1efd21c3cc575d20/0_0_4343_6515/master/4343.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
3. Cashmere, £250, meandem.com
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![Female model in grey hoodie, blue shirt, black pencil skirt and boots](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0a2ebff64f4366828e3765817ec0d303294ca5aa/534_492_5562_8970/master/5562.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
4. Scuba, £79, arket.com
![Male model in burgundy hoodie and beige trousers](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1f5a0df62f252f756b2dcd544d9a982cf7210ffa/0_0_1532_2480/master/1532.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none)
5. New York, £125, gant.com