Typically, the hoodie is considered casual wear, and with good reason: all that soft cotton merged with a warm, spacious hood gives off a certain less-than-distinguished image. Unsurprisingly, the makers of dress pants sweatpants have to some degree solved this problem with their Executive Pinstripe Hoodie, made of high-end merino wool and featuring ribbed cotton cuffs plus a comfortable interior lining at the hood level. One thing’s certain: it’s definitely miles ahead in classiness when compared to that old band hoodie you keep wearing to work. The one downside? Dry-clean only.

See it in Gray (pictured), Navy or Glen Plaid at Betabrand – 150$.