Throwing Fits: PATREON PREVIEW New York Fashion Cheeks

Date: February 13, 2026
Hosts: James Harris & Co-host

Episode Overview

In this Patreon preview, James Harris and his co-host serve up their signature banter ahead of New York Fashion Week, dissecting the rituals, lingo, and awkwardness of industry meetups. The conversation meanders through current and past Fashion Week greetings, evolving Gen Z slang, and their sartorial choices—plus the pitfalls of doing laundry in shared city buildings. The overall tone is irreverent and self-aware, with the hosts both lampooning and participating in the world of men’s fashion.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Art of Fashion Week Greetings

(01:38–04:26)

• Fashion Week Daps and Social Reps:
  James preps for Fashion Week by practicing different greetings—“What up, pimping?”—and riffs on the repetitive and sometimes hollow banter at industry events.
• Rotating Nicknames & Lingo:
  The hosts discuss their evolving repertoire of greetings:
  • “Boss,” “Dog” (big dog), “Brother” (now considered overdone), and why “Sir” in email is never not weird.
  • “Brother is the new sir.” (Co-host, 02:17)
  • They joke about using phrases to subtly sun (belittle) someone, e.g., “What’s up, champ?” (03:53)
• Mocking the Promises:
  Joking about the shallow, often unfulfilled networking at Fashion Week:
  • “A week of a billion empty promises.” (James Harris, 04:27)
  • Suggestions to play the dad card: “Stand up straight when you’re dapping me up.” (Co-host, 04:21)

Gen Z Slang and Culture Vulturism

(04:44–05:36)

• Decoding New Terms:
  • The guys self-deprecatingly acknowledge their own (mis)use of slang like “jugged,” and joke about being out of touch.
  • “Yo, my boy got jugged.” (James Harris, 05:07)
  • The co-host admits confusion over how to spell or pronounce new slang.
• “Jugged” Clarified:
  • James and Co-host parse whether it’s AAVE, Gen Z, or just street culture (and feel a bit out of place using it).
  • Humorous self-awareness on being “culture vultures” for borrowing language from other groups.

Detailed Fit Check

(05:38–07:09)

• James’s Fit:
  • Margiela GATs, Manresa socks, vintage Carhartt double knee jeans, Hanes beater, creamy Polo by Cobra C, cream Emporio Armani jacket (from Our Legacy workshop collab), Small Talk hat, and boxers (Handvac).
  • The fit is themed “creamed up”—both unintentionally matching in color and literally wearing cream items.
  • Fear of dirtying the rare Emporio Armani jacket, but a commitment to actually wear his own clothes.
  • Compares slow wear-and-tear to sous-vide cooking.
    • “The ol’ Emporio is getting slow, motherfuckers.” (James Harris, 07:03)
• Co-host’s Fit:
  • Todd Snyder x C.QP trainers, Patagonia socks, brown Orslow jeans (bought on crazy sale in 2023), short-sleeve camo thermal by Stüssy (no logo).
  • Anecdote about buying brown jeans just because they were brown; reminisces on when Orslow used to actually go on sale.

Random Fashion & Laundry Anecdotes

(08:43–09:44, 10:14–12:14)

• Laundry Woes:
  • James laments being out of clean underwear and recounts the horror of finding a baby’s dirty diaper inside a shared washing machine.
    • “And now it’s playing Russian with the baby turd.” (James Harris, 09:14)
    • Turned into a game of “Three Card Monty with a turd.” (09:29)
• Camouflage Shirts & Sidewalk Giveaways:
  • Co-host mentions discarding clothes on the sidewalk for DoorDash drivers or at the “bazaar.”
• Credit Scores (Brief Tangent):
  • Joking about being denied a car loan despite a good credit score—leads to plug for FICO (12:14–12:36)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Brother is the new sir.”
  Co-host, 02:17
  Discussing how various greeting terms become outdated or cringe.
• “A week of a billion empty promises.”
  James Harris, 04:27
  On the transactional hollowness of Fashion Week networking.
• “Yo, my boy got jugged.”
  James Harris, 05:07
  Illustrating the challenge (and awkwardness) of adopting Gen Z slang.
• “The ol’ Emporio is getting slow, motherfuckers.”
  James Harris, 07:03
  About the gradual wear of his prized vintage jacket.
• “And now it’s playing Russian with the baby turd.”
  James Harris, 09:14
  One of several gross-out jokes from laundry horror stories.

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:38–04:26 – Fashion Week greetings & nicknames
• 04:44–05:36 – Decoding and misusing Gen Z slang
• 05:38–07:09 – Full “fit check” and matching “creamed up” attire
• 09:01–09:44 – Shared laundry drama and “baby turd” stories
• 10:14–12:14 – Brown jeans, Stüssy thermal, and how disused clothes find new homes

Takeaways

• Throwing Fits continues to blend fashion commentary with self-deprecating humor and NYC grime.
• Even for plugged-in podcast hosts, fashion slang and conventions mutate faster than anyone can keep up.
• Real Fashion Week is less about style, more about cycles of empty networking, recycled greetings, and subtle power plays.
• The show delivers plenty of “fit check” specifics for listeners looking for sartorial details, balanced with plenty of irreverent asides.