New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick is just two wins away from defending his current NFL championship title. We’ll see what happens tomorrow versus Denver in the AFC Title game, but if Belichick and company get it done, it just continues the current trend of ruling oligarchies retaining their hegemony (Duke, Alabama, New England, Blackhawks).
In the meantime, it turns out that Belichick and his “homeless chic” look that he perfected with the hoodie well over a decade ago is now en vogue.
Yes, as much as we all ripped Belichick for his lack of fashion sense all these many years…he’s actually a misunderstood couture visionary! I’m not being facetious!
When it comes to coaches, the great ones are often defined by a single piece of clothing that they sport incessantly. Whether outerwear or headwear, or anything else, that piece of clothing becomes their trademark. Belichick is the hooded sweatshirt, but here’s a link to 8 more.
And here’s a style section feature I wrote for Bold Global.
In the excerpt below, you’ll notice the not so subtle Belichick reference:
It’s hard to think of a more utilitarian, less glamorous article of clothing than the hooded sweatshirt. But the hoodie is an engineer’s dream as its innate design keeps you both warm and your head covered from the elements this winter. It also provides extra pockets, perhaps as compensation for its lack of style points. Or so we thought. The Wall Street Journal style section The Rise of the High-End Hoodie did a feature on hoodies, stating it’s now chic.
It’s no longer a piece of clothing synonymous with a football coach infamous for deflating footballs and proudly lacking media skills. Freshly designed innovative hoodies are upscale.
The WSJ featured a Lanvin zip-up that retails for $1090 and a Michael Bastian drawstring for $785!
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