Male Fashion Advice

Do you own a Reigning Champ? If yes, what do you think about it?

I've gone on a few hoodie-as-a-winter coat kicks. I live in the Midwest and spend a decent amount of time outdoors. It's fairly cold here. Not damn cold mind you, but it's often in the 20s with a constant breeze, which makes hoodies a bit of a challenge. We do have a few weeks every now and then where it won't break 20. Here are some more random hoodie thoughts for anyone who might be lurking too.

This all started about 20 years ago when I was in highschool and I bought a Hollister Strands Point hoodie for half off in late winter. I wore it as a winter coat daily for probably four years until it was starting to show it's age. They're well made, very heavy, and are basically coats in hoodie form. I'm a bit old to be wearing these now, but I've picked up a few used over the past few years and regret nothing. I did pull the embroidery off one to be a bit more stealthy with my guilty pleasure though.

I wasn't a big fan of Carhartt's offerings. They were warm, but a few years ago they were all coated with a water replant and I found that they didn't breath very well if you were moving and getting sweaty. Maybe their coatings have improved or maybe they offer an uncoated hoodie now.

In the $50-100 bucket

• Refrigiwear. It's not very fashionable, but it's pretty warm and holds up fairly well to wind. The version I own is quilted like HiVis offering but has a metal zipper

• Tommy Hilfiger Hoodie I grabbed one on a lark at Macy's. It was on sale, was reasonably thick, and is fairly warm. It doesn't hold up to wind though

Some others in the $100-200 bucket

• American Giant Classic Full Zip I've owned one for 4-5 years and it's holding up well. It doesn't see daily use, but I do have it on at least weekly when it's cold out. Even though the material isn't that heavy, it's woven very densely and does a pretty good job blocking the wind. It does make the hoodie kind of stiff, but eh. I've gone many a windy 20 something degree day with a thermal, this hoodie, jeans, and a pair of snow pants
• Ralph Lauren Fleece hoodie soft and feels nice, socially acceptable, not particularly warm, won't block the wind