Hi-Tech Hoodie Helps the Homeless Go Incognito Liz Dwyer - TakePart
go to original June 24, 2014

Ninja sleeves, an earphone cord hole, premium microfiber construction, and face-protecting ability. Albuquerque-based hoodie aficionado Anders Hsi figured he had designed the ultimate urban sweatshirt, the Visor: Stealth Hoodie. The item zips all the way up and completely covers a wearer’s face with breathable, see-through mesh. Then Hsi stumbled on another use for it: helping the homeless gain some privacy.

Indeed, on the hoodie’s fully funded Kickstarter page, Hsi wrote that he originally thought the hi-tech hoodie would be “indispensable on those inhospitable windy, dusty, icy, or nuclear fallout/ zombie invasion days.” An encounter with a homeless guy caused him to see the clothing item a bit differently.

A homeless man named Josh saw Hsi shooting a promotional video for the hoodie and asked about the design. Josh was interested in the clothing item, wrote Hsi, because the hood zips all the way up and conceals the wearer. “Living outdoors, in public, and often viewed as dangerous, this feature would give him protection from exposure, personal privacy, and insulation from a society where he is clearly an outsider,” wrote Hsi.

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