Bamboo Hoodie – Your Soft Favorite for Fall and Winter

Short answer: A hoodie in bamboo viscose is thinner and drapes heavier than the same one in cotton. It therefore does not get warm indoors, dries faster after washing and keeps its shape at the neck. It is the same jumper, just without the two things that usually annoy: the weight and the long drying time.

What the material changes

A cotton hoodie is thick, because the warmth is meant to come from the weight of the fabric. That works outdoors and is too much indoors, and once it has turned damp from sweat or rain it takes a day to dry. Bamboo viscose solves both: the fibre absorbs the moisture and releases it into the air again, so the fabric can be thinner without feeling cold. The drape is heavier, so the hoodie hangs down the body rather than standing away from it, which is also why it looks tidier than a typical sweat.

For women

For women the hoodie is the piece with the most hours of wear in autumn, because it can come on and off without changing anything else. Choose your normal size if it should sit neatly under a jacket, and one up if it should be roomy over a t-shirt. See bamboo hoodies for women. If you would rather not have a hood, a sweatshirt does the same job and is easier under a coat. See bamboo sweatshirt for women.

For men

The same principle for men: a thin hoodie under a jacket is warmer than a thick one on its own, because a layer of air forms in between. See bamboo hoodie for men. For the days when a hood gets in the way under a collar, the sweatshirt is the right choice, and it works at home and out without looking like house clothes. See bamboo sweatshirt for men.

The hoodie dress

A hoodie dress is the same quality in a longer version, and it solves a practical problem: it covers enough to be worn on its own with a pair of leggings, and it needs nothing at the waist. That makes it one of the easiest things to keep within reach on a cool day at home. See bamboo hoodie dresses for lengths and colours, and choose a length that reaches further down than where you sit.

Washing and shape

Wash at thirty degrees inside out and without softener, and dry on the line or on the lowest heat. High heat is the only thing that really wears a bamboo hoodie down, because the fibres go brittle. Fold it rather than hanging it on a hanger, so the shoulder does not pull out of shape, and hang it only while it dries. The rest of the range sits under bamboo for women and bamboo for men.