Paola Antonelli 4: The 3,000-year history of the hoodie

Paola Antonelli at Small Thing Big Idea
The 3,000-year history of the hoodie  (transcript)
Summary
A hoodie is a garment that is made of cotton jersey that has a hood attached with a drawstring and sometimes, it has a marsupial pocket.
I love a hoodie because I think that it's cool, I want to wear the same one that handsome guys wear and I can hide by wearing the hood up.

The speaker tells us that the hoodie has a whole universe of possibilities attached. It's a functional and comfortable garment that is adopted by workmen, skateboarders, athletes, and young people. People can feel warmth and protection by wearing the hood up immediately.

The speaker tells us that no other garment has so much symbolism and history that the hoodie has. The hoodie seems to catch people’s mind strongly from quite long time ago which seems to be from  3,000 years ago.

Words in this story
vigilant /vijələnt/adj/ keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
vigilante /noun/ a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
marsupial /adj/ relating to the marsupials.