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The hood was stitched to the body, right below the jersey rib neckband, a quick way to retro-fit a regular crewneck sweatshirt for the colder months. вЂњAttachedвЂќ doesnвЂ™t mean detachable, but rather refers to the early days when hoods were merely mounted on crewneck sweatshirts, not part of the neck construction. SMcQ circa 1979, вЂњThe Last MileвЂќ (2006) Courtesy Barbara Minty & Marshall Terrill.Dalton Watson Fine Books.ДЇor our CONTENDER, we opted for the early вЂњattached hoodвЂќ type pattern, as it was referred-to in the late 1930s вЂ“ early 40s. MFВ® GYMSTAR & 1956 вЂњSouthern Mfg CoвЂќ catalog.Д¬assius Clay, Jimmy Ellis, London 1963. Property of Mister FreedomВ® vintage Archives. To this day, all-cotton athletic gear stays very uncommon. Cotton blends and synthetics had taken over. The dude in the green get up kinda takes the cake, although none of the others are too far.ДЄt that point, acrylic and polyester fibers had made their way into active wear (and fashion in general), making it quite impossible for consumers to even find any 100% cotton garments on the market. One way to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!ДЇast-forward to a 1972 Fall & Winter SEARS catalog featuring some happy-looking fellas, in a different weight division, sporting the seasonвЂ™s finest in fierce and convincing athletic poses. Common practice at the time.ДЄsked about why he had on heavy combat boots while running, the future Mohammed Ali explained that this helped him feel very light on the ring, with regular sport shoes on.

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On closer inspection, if вЂњThe ChampвЂќ sported a commercially-produced hooded zip sweatshirt, Jimmy Ellis has a terry cloth towel over the head, tucked-in his crewneck sweatshirt in lieu of a hood. In the publicity shots immortalized by Arthur Sidey, both boxer were wearing what looks like hooded sweatshirts. In 1963, a 21 year-old boxer by the name of Cassius Clay was training in the streets of London alongside heavy-weight fellow boxer Jimmy Ellis.

A 1956 catalog from вЂњSOUTHERN Manufacturing Co, Alexander City, AlabamaвЂќ mentions вЂњsingle hoodsвЂќ and вЂњdouble hoodsвЂќ in the вЂњ MenвЂ™s Sweatshirts вЂ“ Sweat Pants вЂ“ HoodsвЂќ section, referring to the layers of fabric in the hood construction. There it is, our CONTENDERвЂ™s great-grandfather!Д«y the 1950вЂ™s both crewneck and hooded sweatshirts had become a staple of athletic-wear. This novelty shirt was only available in two-tone gun-metal grey and navy, and could be yours for $1.69.

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In a Fall & Winter 1939-40 SEARS, ROEBUCK & Co catalog, crewneck sweatshirts are well-advertised and get a full page spread (page 946, fact!) Interestingly, some 20 pages later, a tiny little insert amidst ice skates and ski gear timidly promotes a вЂњNew Hooded SweatshirtвЂќ in вЂњdouble-thick cotton sweatshirt clothвЂќ with вЂњattached hoodвЂќ. Those, ancestors of the modern вЂњhoodieвЂќ, fetch a pretty penny in vintage clothing circles today. The вЂњheavy woven woolвЂќ shirt boasted a вЂњzipper hood and neck openingвЂќ, and a вЂњsnug fitting blouse bandвЂќ. In the вЂњSideline CoatsвЂќ section however, a вЂњHooded Pull-Over Shirt in School ColorsвЂќ appears. In a Fall & Winter 1938-39 Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co catalog, traditional вЂњ cotton training suitsвЂќ (crewneck sweatshirts and sweatpants matching sets) were advertised, still no mention of a hooded option. Same in the companyвЂ™s Fall & Winter 1929-30 catalog. The Mister FreedomВ® CONTENDER blends three all-American old timers: the classic cotton fleeced practice jersey sweatshirt (born ~1920s, see our MEDALIST rendition), the hooded sweatshirt (born ~1930s, вЂњhoodieвЂќ in 1990s parlance), and full zip-front sweatshirt (mid 1950s?).ДЄ bit of Clouseau detective work nowвЂ¦ In a Spring & Summer 1928 Montgomery Ward catalog, silver grey crewneck sweatshirts in fleece-lined cotton sold for a whooping 96 cents, two-tone options for $1.28вЂ¦ no mention of hooded options.

Mister FreedomВ® CONTENDER Attached-Hood zip-front Sweatshirt, 100% cotton yarn-dyed fleeced jersey.