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From 16th-century England to the Vancouver hockey riot, the hoodie has been there

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Anne Boleyn, 1507-36, sports a "French hood" in this painting by an unknown artist.

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Sylvester Stallone's iconic Rocky character memorably sported a hooded sweatshirt in the 1976 film "Rocky."

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Eminem as Jimmy Smith Jr. in the 2002 film "8 Mile"

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Avril Lavighe in a pink polka dot hoodie in 2009.

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Drake, the actor turned rapper, wears a hoodie in a promotional photo.

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A behoodied looter from the Bay runs past a burning car during the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver on June 15, 2011.

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