Earlier this year Tom Ford dropped sheer and bodycon hooded dresses for Fall/Winter ’22, giving the hood its official invitation to formal dress codes this season. In September, Saint Laurent sent a slew of dresses with hoods down the Spring/Summer ’23 runway, paying homage to the house’s early ’90s hooded archives. In the last month alone, creative director Anthony Vaccarello’s draped maxis with built-in hoods have received stamps of approval from red carpet regulars Olivia Wilde, Laura Harrier, and Blackpink’s Rosé Park.
