Vale Hoodie Collection

What separates the four hoodies in our vale clothing range?

Every valley dreams hoodie we carry sits at the same $134.99, so the real choice is construction and graphic rather than price. The Army Of Dreams Zip Hoodie Black, the "Liberty" (Valley Dreams NY) Zip Up Hoodie and the Raven Zip-Up Hoodie in Black/Multi all open at the front, which leaves the "Valley" (Collective Est. 2021) Hoodie as the only pullover of the group. Handling them side by side, our team found the pullover reads as one unbroken panel across the chest, while a zip-up closure splits its artwork in half along the teeth. Raven is the busiest, since its multi colourway runs more than one ink.

Is a zip-up or a pullover vale valley hoodie better for layering?

A zip hoodie layers over something you still want seen; a pullover becomes the top layer and covers what is under it. That makes the Liberty and Army Of Dreams pieces the easier pair with a graphic tee, a Valley Dreams Racer T-Shirt or the bling print of the Godfather Bling Tee, because the front opens and the shirt still shows. The Collective Est. 2021 pullover asks for a plain cotton jersey underneath instead, and anyone deciding between the two should try the valley dreams hoodie on with whatever shirt they already plan to wear. Runners warm in the shoulders usually land on the zip for the same reason.

What to pair each valley dreams hoodie with

Our pairing rule is plain: large screen print on top, quiet bottom half. The Raven zip-up settles against vale denim in a mid wash, or distressed denim jorts with a raw hem. The Army Of Dreams Zip Hoodie Black takes almost anything, sweatpants with a drawstring waist included, since black absorbs whatever noise sits below it. Liberty, with its New York line, sits well over the Rushmore T Shirt, and the Valley pullover can carry Valley USA Leopard Shorts when you want the leopard print leading.

Our team found that properly finished seams and consistent denim weight across the entire garment separate jeans that last from those that wear thin.

Ingrid Karras

Daylight, indoor light and the vale forever palette

Black here reads as true black outside and softens under warm indoor bulbs, which matters if you are adding a second valley dreams hoodie in the same shade. Under shop lighting the Raven's multi inks separate clearly, while direct sun flattens them into one graphic block seen from across the street. Liberty holds its edges in both, helped by the contrast in the print. Ribbed cuffs take light differently from the body panel, so they often look a half tone deeper indoors — a small thing, but the sort of detail the label people search for as vale forever builds into its valley clothing brand work, and one our team notices on the rail.