On goggle jackets, hoodies and burqa for boys...

‘Burqa for boys’ becomes new hoodie fashion - Times Online

THEY look less like hoodies than “burqas for the boys”. A jacket that conceals the head and face, leaving two “goggle-slots” to see through, is becoming the latest fashion craze to hit the streets.

The intimidating look has been borrowed from Italian couture, where it was created in the 1980s in homage to the protective gear worn by drivers in the Mille Miglia, the endurance race which started in the 1920s.

Police and community groups are concerned that the “goggle jackets” will become the next uniform of Asbo culture.