$10 VS $1000 Hoodie

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Testing cheap VS expensive hoodies to find out the best one. Looking at materials, comfort, fit, stitching and more. Which hoodie should you buy?
-HOODIES IN THIS VIDEO-
Amazon: amzn.to/3QUkCKC
Carhartt: tidd.ly/40ykhjY
Amuletwear: bit.ly/40ykvYm
Huni: bit.ly/3FUjwrZ
Raised.Online: bit.ly/47tlRpB
Acne Franziska: tidd.ly/3QCff1h
Acne Fester: tidd.ly/3QW7FQM
Acronym J117-HL-EX: bit.ly/40wQ9Wp
Note: some of the smaller brands may not have stock of the exact hoodies right now, but keep an eye on them for future releases.
Got a favourite hoodie or brand? Add it to the comments so everyone has more recommendations to check out!
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[@TK-im9zp]

I love how this bloke takes great care dressing, gesturing, articulating but styles his hair as if he's just fallen off his scooter into a hedgerow.

[@TechwearGermany]

LMAO

[@HaircombMan]

Noo you can't do Aldridge like that 😭😭😭

[@jesusamenbro]

LMFAO

[@0oSiLveRo0]

Sanic

[@theentity975]

DUDE AHAHAHAHAH

[@deebee3867]

good breakdown of the differences. would love to see this done for other stuff like pants, lightshell / heavy jackets, etc.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Great idea

[@RoboLenin]

I have a ton of hoodies that range from $40-$450 and the black amuletware carpenter hoodie I have is by and far my favorite. The $120 range seems to be the sweet spot for me. I just ordered their adjuster and their cropped zip hoodie and I’m excited! That being said, as goofy as I feel for spending the money on it, the Sacai x carhartt hoodie I have is amazing. It feels very premium, but there’s only so much you can add to add value.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Sweet! Glad to hear you like the Amulet hoodie as well. I thought that Carhartt collab was quite nicely done, good pickup for sure

[@ringotheflamingo6900]

I find it very cool how you turned a genre of video that is typically associated with content slop into something super educational in a highly edited, entertaining package.

[@TechwearGermany]

Just swooped through the timeline and love the fact that you were able to get a small interview with Mr. E! Always so interesting to hear his reasoning and thought process behind all the stuff.

[@atomicave3100]

Its a clip from an old video that was 29 minutes long.

[@TechwearGermany]

​@@atomicave3100errolson did not talk about the nike collab and slings in the old interview

[@atomicave3100]

@@TechwearGermany you right, maybe we'll be getting more of this interview soon.

[@eskimodot]

@@atomicave3100 The clip in this video is not from the interview he did over 3 years ago. Maybe there was a second interview at some point?

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks! It is indeed from a new interview, will be sharing more from it in a future video soon

[@InkyRavens]

The mesh on the cuffs and bottom of the Acronym hoodie looks like Powermesh, which is pretty frequently used in athletic wear and dance clothing. Typically sells for about $10-20 a yard in fashion district fabric stores, especially if you're looking at a special metallic finish (doesn't look like that's the case here though)

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Good knowledge - thanks!

[@leejohn6055]

Love the detail scenes of fabric

[@sourturtle514]

Wonderlooper and hoodies with wool mixes are the best.

[@colmcgillveray1010]

UNIQLO WHITE MOUNTAIN FLEECE HOODIE! £40 equally is good a fleece as my Patagonia and a Comfy Outdoor Garment one.. I know that Uniqlo is not an amazing cheat code but the White Mountaineering stuff is nice and slept on.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Excellent recommendation

[@jamieward3574]

Iron heart and wonder looper are my favourites. I also have a nice nigel cabourn one

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks for the recs!

[@NMN]

Hoodie-adjacent (I own a bunch of hoodies, but wanted something to wear under a shell without a hood getting in the way); I picked up a teal/blue Patagonia fleece from a vintage shop yesterday (out of my all-black Goth Comfort Zone), the colour suited me well, a perfect XL fit on me, still in really good condition, and all for £45. Today I got a mailer for a new Vollebak fleece - much higher tech materials, probably more hardwearing, I know the XL with fit me nicely - but that is literally over ten times what I paid for the Patagonia. I'm on the fence right now, getting such a good pickup for not a lot has put me off doing the bigger spend 😅

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Vintage is a great way to shop - the Vollebak one is probably not going to be 10 times as good! Maybe in future someone will sell theirs though and you can grab a steal 👀

[@AlexHider]

I would love a problem solving video. Like, you get hot and then cold on hikes - here’s a jacket from final home that unrolls into a house, or something.

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

As someone who sews I would never go for a hood with a wavey seam like that. That to me just screams manufacturing error where they didn't care enough to manage the fabric properly as they were sewing it. Also from the sewing perspective- to make something look expensive, apparently just put the zipper in on a bias lol. A bit of a technical challenge yes, but not too difficult. I'm just starting to realize how much of this I could do. Even sourcing materials doesn't seem too difficult, especially anything soft.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Appreciate your perspective! I guess with a lot of stuff like this, even when it's expensive, it's still being made quickly en masse and there's pressure to get them out quickly.

[@QuanNguyen-uc2sn]

Never knew about the set in and raglan sleeves stuff. Thanks for the information

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Glad to hear you learned something new 🙏

[@sh4tteredpanda]

My favourite hoody I’ve ever worn is the John Elliott Villian hoodie. Riri zippers, Pocket inside the hoodie once the zips are open. Great fitting hood and premium materials. In also a fan of a hoodie without a waist band to give a more elongated and bunched up look. Stone Island and FOG essentials have great options

[@ThisIsAntwon]

John Elliott is a great recommendation

[@Soggymonkeyfilms]

I paid $300 for my enfin leve ehitu hoodie. Premium material, unique stitching allowing for ease of movement, and overall a unique silhouette made it well worth it

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Ooh nice, heard good things about those

[@zEeoN]

Those folds on the hood are 100% intended. If you compare it for example to the Balenciaga Tape Hoodie, that also has the exact same folds in there , and that although it's using the different sewing pattern where the stitching only goes up 50% of the hood in the neck to give it stability. If they didn't do that on purpose, then the front of the hood would look all wonky too but they do it to nicely drape the hood when it's down (which it'll be basically always if we're honest). So since that's such a common pattern that we see everywhere I'd be suprised if QC at Acne didn't catch that at a) that price point and b) given how they find the sewing defects on the inside, under the arms etc; cause there you will see that the stitching is absolutely on point, and even more aequidistant as on a lot of other mid-tier sweaters like the Carhartt. Edit: Well now I watched a couple minutes more and realized you came to the same conclusion. Yay!

[@JasonMichaelKotarski]

Im dropping a lined full zip and a quarter zip for $80 USD that wear more like a jacket. Im picky on my hoodies so I want other people to have the same feel as I do. So far theyre only in black with my logo embroidered bht more options are coming.

[@markmcgivern5938]

I won an American Giant hoodie from Mr. Robot and it's kept me warm in the northern USA for years. Got a unique pattern and heavy 100% cotton.

[@RetroDoneRight]

Haven make the best hoodies Ive come across. Especially their strata hoodie with Infinium. Nice fit, super well made, thumb holes, waist adjust, and so on. Even compared to my Acronym hoodies. Like not even a comparison.

[@gromba]

I like adidas with their tech inspired hoodies like: Z.N.E, Gameday, City ecape. You get the tech elements along with premium quality.

[@traylandhart9612]

Favorite Hoodie: Nike ThermaFit (B&T) hoodie, usually $70. I've found 2 of them at Kohl's for $39 each, on clearance. 🥳👌

[@AHappyWatermelon]

I appreciate the perfect dark data dyne music choice in the beginning :)

[@nuhofboise3109]

Great video! Was hoping you where going to mention the s34-pr! It’s a good “cheaper” acronym option!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

I would be keen to try one myself, I bet they're super comfy if the sweatpants are anything to go by

[@corbing7786]

Also good in the 100 ish dollar range is the Flint and Tinder 10 year hoodie. Really good durable stitching.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@syco_hundreds2661]

My best hoodie to this day is a northface hyvent windbreaker two-tone & bought it for $5 .

[@TheGreatDefective]

The elastic on the acronym hoodie is something I have seen on clothing before, on my girlfriend's €20 booty leggings from amazon

[@user-zl8lu5bf3f]

Would love to have seen an Ami Paris hoodie thrown in there

[@Mokeysniper]

Always happy to see a new Accretiondisk video in my sub feed. Can't wait for MrBeast to jump on the 1$ Cargo Pants vs 1000$ Cargo pants trend.

[@danylol772]

Apex x acronym when

[@Daniel.Anugerah]

Omg it's mokey. Love your movement guides!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Whoever wears the cargo pants the longest wins a Tesla 😤😤😤

[@steveprue8144]

great content as always - I love a black hoodie and my personal favorite is the heavy weight American Giant.

[@ebic00]

i love the recent videos! great stuff as always but the quality is getting better every time!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks! Really appreciate it 🙏

[@TTEREVE]

Amulet hoodies are so good who don't want more pockets man

[@ThisIsAntwon]

More pockets = more snacc

[@psyseraphim]

Enfin Levé make some really good hoodies, as do Nike ACG to be fair.

[@jimrustle]

>antifa flag as pfp >touting how good Nike is Your supposed views are contradictory to your little fashion hobby there.

[@Mezelenja]

Antwon in the beginning graphic looks like аптшоп (aptshop) in cyrillic and thats freaking hilarious

[@Schraiber]

Cool video! Would have loved to see something loop wheeled in here, say something from Iron Heart or Merz B Schwanen. They're expensive because they're made stupidly with ancient, inefficient machines. But that's what's cool about them!

[@allforestallroad]

Supremely well researched explanations as always!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks so much!

[@alexvazquez8668]

super late comment was wondering if i could get the name of the wallet if possible the one coming out of the skinner jacket great video :)

[@JeuneF]

My favorite hoodies are from North Hill. You can get em under 100 bucks on sales, and it’s 100% made in Paris with fabric bought through local stores. Plus, you have a lifetime free reparations, and can get 40 bucks back if you don’t wan’t it after a while (even if it’s used) - made in a Paris atelier - local fabric suppliers - under 100 bucks - lifetime reparations Couldn’t find any better quality/ ethical value for the price so far. (They also sale 1:1 prototype that didn’t make the collection for crazy cheap, and it’s a unique piece)

[@kaustik185]

Hey man! You ever look at skate brand "Aries"? currently looking at some Hoodies from them at around 250.

[@rajthaker7211]

@antwon is the interview with Errolson Hugh public yet?

[@juhel5531]

Any fabric recommendations for people that live in places where the only weather is ultra dry/moist heat? I tried the adidas aeroready shorts and holy cow does it make a huge difference. It's paper thin and is honestly cooler than being naked since it wicks up sweat and makes it dry up faster. Kinda want more athleisure/gym clothes like it. Even better if it looks techweary.

[@szxnv]

Pretty informative, glad this is not biased and shows similarities!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks so much!

[@snakeleon]

I can't open Amazon Link

[@bernardocoto8519]

Good analysis, makes a lot of sense.

[@bowserfromsonic5108]

C.P. Company sounds crazy💀💀💀

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Cheese pizza smh

[@nym5qu17]

honestly nothing can beat my 65$ champion hoodie. Yeah I have nicer quality ones but they were 120 and 150. the bang for your buck goes to champion for me

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Champion is always a winner, good choice

[@spuckuk7039]

big fan of my Acne hoodie, great cut

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Agreed!

[@clawhands44]

Where's the rest of that Errolson interview? 👀

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Will be featuring more from it in a future video!

[@Gizapowerplant]

Great Review, best hoodie old style heavyweight "Triple Aught Design" Ranger hoodie.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks! Good suggestion

[@spareless3694]

yo ant will you be picking up acw converse geo forma boots?

[@xsickpeoplex]

Always buy a champion reverse weave me. Have done since 1991! If its good enough for youth of today, the beastie boys, chuck d, wu tang ECT its good enough for me!

[@xsickpeoplex]

I totally understand people buying the acronym stuff as the construction costs and materials are mentally high but seeing someone spending 800 quids on a some of that trash that are basically just printed on 10 quid blanks is actually insane.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

For price VS performance hard to beat brands like Champion for sure. For a lot of luxury brands the more basic items like hoodies have pretty big margins and help support their more expensive items

[@xsickpeoplex]

@@ThisIsAntwon yes mate! Totally get that! Their version of "buy one get one free" being a loss leader for big chains. I always feel that much smarter about clothing after watching your videos as well as people like rose anvil.

[@safa1one]

One day maybe I will find out where he gets those snacks from!!

[@JeuneF]

Is it pure coincidence that frugal dropped the same video 2 days ago ? XD

[@ThomUnder]

Any thoughts on Represent Blank / Initial hoodies?

[@ThisIsAntwon]

I'm not a big Represent fan (maybe that's a topic for another video!) but to my understanding the physical products are pretty good

[@michaelm3512]

Do u still wear Cav empt?

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Yes! I have a few crewneck sweaters which I like and I imagine the hoodies are similarly decent

[@brandonlee8313]

I feel poor now but I’m fine with my 20$ champion reverse weave hoodies

[@icantlayinthere]

anyone know what sweater hes wearing in this?

[@ThisIsAntwon]

The tee is from JLAL!

[@ashtonvetter9864]

There’s a Boston brand called Johnny Cupcakes whose hoodies always fit me just right

[@ThisIsAntwon]

What a great name

[@bw398]

These aren’t blanks if you have an acme or champion tag on it🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️.

[@ros8986]

I have been very happy with the quality of Calvin Klein - I have ordered men's underwear and puffer jackets and found the quality to be excellent (underwear for my housemate, puffers for me and for distribution at a large homeless shelter).

[@theentity975]

Awesome!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Appreciate the recommendation 🙏

[@stonersiren]

this is random but it would be a super interesting turn for your channel if you learned how to sew, maybe just small things here and there, but i think it would make your content even more worthwhile - not that you're not entertaining already, i'm addicted to this channel and i'm not a man and also not into techwear lmao

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks for the kind words! Totally agree, I've thought about approaching that topic before and would be a lot of fun. There are some good tutorials on YT to learn as well

[@Bonefire69]

Wasted paris is the best

[@MLX1401]

I always wear a hoodie unless it's too hot for a second layer 😅 Was quite sad seeing the quality of American Apparel suddenly drop, as they always had great colour options and were easy to order online (consistent sizing). Now I mostly wear Superdry...reckon it as somewhat of an "douchebag label", but like said, I prefer bold colours and these have been really hard to find elsewhere as street fashion has been dominated by the black & greige trend for so long 🫣

[@junqiwang7918]

arcteryx is literally owned by a Chinese company lol

[@Fumwum]

This is Armenian monk here

[@Jaser4esp]

The most expensive hoodie is, imo, by far the worst looking one. Not only not fashionable, but also looks cheap as hell

[@holdenmendez7320]

ALL HAIL UNIQLO

[@ThisIsAntwon]

🫡🫡🫡

[@DrewJoiner]

First 20 seconds into the video.. this is going to be a good one

[@AFineWar]

I'm not your target demo, like at all, but I love watching your videos because I always feel like I learn something new and you give me something to think about. I wish I could find the equivalent to this for women's fashion but for now, thanks for another quality video.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks so much! I wish I had a better knowledge of women's fashion myself. Would definitely recommend Understitch though, they cover lots of womenswear brands and have great knowledge

[@kimtsi]

Ironically my favorite hoodie (excluding sentimental value ones) is a black 2XL flea market hoodie my mom bought me that shrank into the perfect oversized fit for me. Have it for many years now and still goes strong. Maybe costed 10$ . No bells and whistles just cozy

[@stonersiren]

i thrifted my fav hoodie for 3 bucks!

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Can't get much more authentic than that! Good stuff

[@colmcgillveray1010]

I think you pay big money to recreate that!

[@torchmusic27]

Of COURSE you play bass bro, I knew it couldn't be a coincidence you were so based

[@j9mvp]

S26-PR with its 2 different sized internal pockets underneath the kangaroo flap make it my go to hoodie 🖤 Thanks for showing the J117-HL-EX in more detail 🙏

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks! Glad you found it useful. S26 looks great 🔥

[@hybr7d148]

I knew Antwon would do something with the Skinner Jacket

[@ThisIsAntwon]

They knew I'd be down for fun jackets 😎

[@thesoloman5918]

I love this video because of the extent of detail you manage to go into about each hoodie, most other hoodie "ranking" videos are just focused on what the brand has to offer rather than the material usage and pattern making each one is unique for.

[@stonersiren]

the one thing i don't get is: why you would make a jacket that is made to make you unrecognizable on survaillance footage, and then advertise it specifically as such? to me that seems like a way to guarantee all your customers will be criminal af lmao

[@ThisIsAntwon]

If too many troublemakers buy it they'll start training AI to specifically recognise people wearing the Skinner jacket haha

[@Sir1ri]

I never knew about artisans as a mainline thing for hoodies. Thank you for helping me find my next hoodie.

[@chroma-agogo]

mfw Antonio does a black hoodie video but doesn’t include Uniqlo

[@leoschautvideos]

No way you make an advertisement for that ugly weird tiktok jacket 💀

[@Jawsnpie]

I like that you reviewed alot of hoodies style wise, but I would have liked some hoodie review technical & performance wise. You mentioned Houdini, Mission workshop, and MAAP very briefly and there are alot of Polartec's portfolio. The acronym hoodie was nominated for Polartec's Apex Awards and it displayed a ton of uses under Polartec's umbrella. As I am hiking more frequently, I'm looking into more "gorp" brands than fashion-oriented brands. Polartec is seen alot in hiking brands in the sub $300 range, so there is a huge price discrepancy between €832 acronym hoodie and Patagonia's $170 R2 jacket (for instance). Maybe a video idea would be a technical overview of how Polartec/fleece is used, functions of each garment, and how they are compared at different price points?

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks for this! Would be a great alternative approach for a topic like this, looking more at what sorts of performance and features hoodies can bring over and above a typical cotton/poly option. There's no doubt with Acronym you're paying a big premium for getting the material in a fashion-forward product and for most people that's probably not 'worth it'

[@TheGreySpectrum]

Which two out of these (not including the acronym one) would you regard as your personal favorites? Also, have you heard of 'blousing your trousers'? It's the technique used in the military (in the US, anyway) to roll up and fix in place pant legs when wearing boots and gets that sort of distinctive military look. I learned it while briefly in a voluntary military school as a teen, since we had to wear BDUs on the first day of each week, and although I still use it and some boot bands while wearing my Bates boots and even my hightop sneakers I've never actually met a civilian that knew wtf 'blousing your trousers' was. Figured I'd mention it here since it does grant a unique look and because it's sort of obscure military lore that might be of some interest to you if you didn't know about it, given that techwear incorporates many elements that are either originally military or actual surplus/milspec gear. Cargos, boots, MA-1 jackets, etc.

[@elmoonfire]

Wonder Looper is making crazy heavy weight sweatshirts

[@REFORMCARRY]

Especially liking this part 6:14

[@Blorboy]

Some of my favourite hoodies so far that I own are from C2H4 and Heliot Emil. Wonder if I should look into getting an Amuletware one since the style is pretty similar, yet the production might have a bit of an edge over the ones I have.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Nice choices! I could see Amulet fitting in pretty nicely amongst those

[@Eva_noir.]

Houdini is my favorite sportswear💓

[@FirstName-nf4fx]

I just discovered your channel and have been binging the videos. This video is my favorite so far, id lvoe to see more where you compare "premium" features, cheap features, or build quality for comfort/feel. Thanks for making these videos. They're great!

[@naomi_lyon]

What a brilliant guide to hoodies! Hoodies (and crews) make up a significant proportion of my wardrobe, and mine are all different to one another, but I've never realised (or given it much thought, admittedly) the hows and whys. Thank you 😘

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks so much!

[@danielh96s]

It's not premium if it has Polyester in it, I'd never pay 3 digit amounts for some Poly-blend

[@Nate-ht4se]

that rule of thumb only applies to more mainstream fashion brands but anyone interested in techwear or even just any performance-oriented clothing that are still from mainstream brands (nike, adidas, etc), polyester is unavoidable and will probably be present at every price point

[@FoodOfTheGods666]

The lack of mention of the new Enfin Levé gurutze textured cotton hoodie is rather surprising, the sleekest and most modern hoodie to come out in recent times.

[@katrose1271]

My favorite hoodie is a band hoodie I got because I liked the design and I've had to repair it three times in less than a year. Totally worth it.

[@teno777]

Really appreciate these videos with technical explanations and look at what the market offers.

[@understitchYT]

I have never bought a hoodie in my life, I just constantly get given them for christmas and birthday, they are nearly all just printed with something I like that's nerdy, so I recommend that; be nerdy :D

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Shout out to the friends and family for keeping the wardrobe stocked

[@scorpionhdkid8972]

Honestly, I just want to go for something simple. Neutral, not expensive (like, 130 euros for 1 piece is generally the max for me right now). Comfortable materials and an oversized fit (preferably with an oversized hood, but not necessary).

[@aigolam]

Chinese clothing manufacturing factories are looking for quality clients. Both small and large orders are accepted.

[@Mr.CellophaneHart]

Took me a few vids to realize the text is, if not all, mostly satire. Besides the descriptions displayed in text oc. lol Superdry has the best hoodies I've ever purchased and they are consistent. I like Superdry period, I've never gotten a cheap piece of clothing from that label but I have paid cheap prices. 14:12 lmao

[@salamance2]

i got Cole Buxton the same u show in the video and honestly the quality isnt there, i will say Represent has better hoodies, you could also talk a little bout vetements hoodies, as for me id say the weight of them is something remarkable

[@birdytiger]

I got an assc hoody a couple years ago, and im fairly sure its a 30$ hoodie with a print. Its a nice print, but not even an aglet

[@mr.ranger568]

Hour is one of the best mid tier hoodies ever conceived and for 60 bucks i highly recommend.

[@sky.london]

This is a great video. The title didn’t give away all the price points, it that’s the best thing. Love this, so much info, might have to watch twice.

[@ThisIsAntwon]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it

[@SnaXaccoon]

spending more than 20$ for a hoodie is mindblowing to me

[@Jason_wears_stuff]

Really shocked the Nike ACG hoodie did not make it on this list

[@xerxes931]

omg I have one, most expensive hoodie I own, bought it out of impulse but god damn it's just perfect. I even wore it snowboarding, it was so warm and cozy didn't need a jacket, just some thermals underneath

[@Jason_wears_stuff]

@@xerxes931 yeah man agreed, it’s by far the best hoodie I’ve ever owned!

[@NMN]

Yeah good call, picked up the Therma-FIT 'Tuff Fleece' early autumn for a good discount and it's really heavy duty and snug - getting more wear as the winter rolls around.

[@Jason_wears_stuff]

@@NMN nice !

[@ThisIsAntwon]

I actually don't own one but they're super nice - good recommendation