Stowable hood for apparel

A hood for a garment, including a covering for a torso portion of an intended user. The torso portion includes a back section that includes at least two panels defining an interstitial space for stowing a flattened hood. The hood assembled to the garment includes one or more panels of drapable sheet material. The hood has a body having one or more perimetrical edges defining a facial area. The hood has a top section, with downwardly extending back and side sections. The hood is flattenable so as to either not (1) reduce the length or width of the hood relative to a donned state or (2) substantially overlap materials in the flattened state. The panels include an opening for receiving the hood into the interstitial space, the interstitial space being configured to receive and stow the hood in the flattened state.