*PATREON PREVIEW* Red Carpet Redemption

Summary

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Throwing Fits – PATREON PREVIEW Red Carpet Redemption

Episode Date: January 16, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively Patreon preview, hosts James Harris (“Prince of the Puffer”) and Lawrence Schlossman (“Jo the Cardi Sh”) unite for their weekly “Running the Boys.” This week, the duo takes a reflective trip down menswear memory lane—dishing out candid fit checks, honest product reviews, and sparring over spending habits, while poking fun at their consumer impulses. Along the way, they riff on the cyclical nature of fashion trends and how their personal histories intersect with the current zeitgeist.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Fit Check & Footwear Philosophy

• The episode opens with an ultra-detailed, head-to-toe “fit check,” with both hosts breaking down their sartorial choices, price points, and buyer’s remorse—or lack thereof.
• Lawrence’s Fit:
  • Shoes: Maison Margiela GATs ($600)—“mainly because I need to get my money’s worth” (01:57)
  • Jeans: Emporio Armani / Our Legacy Workshop
  • Thermal: Bare Knuckles Belt Boy
  • Belt: Maximum Henry
  • Knit Polo: Orley—“another reason why it’s one of our favorite brands” (06:35)
  • Hat: Small Talk Studio
  • Underwear: Supreme Hanes Wicks
• James’ Fit:
  • Shoes: Our Legacy Bowling Shoes—“Man, Risa, my leather shoes are cheaper than your fucking sneakers.” (03:55)
  • Socks: Manresa
  • Pants: Vintage Gape
  • Base Layers: Uniqlo Heattech (“It’s so cold I cry when I bike.”)
  • T-shirt: Our Legacy
  • Knit Layer: Ancellm—"Great little Japanese brand that will not break the bank." (10:02)
  • Outer Layer: Our Legacy Pinstripe Puffer

Memorable Quote:

“I’m not new to this, true to this. The point is no buyer’s remorse, but trying to get into the... cost-per-wear mentality, which is such, like, pathetic, defeatist, broke boy mentality. But, like, I’ll be real with you guys.”
—Lawrence (03:23)

2. The Consumer’s Dilemma: Value, Regret & Resale

• Lawrence questions his big-ticket purchases, wrestling with the “cost-per-wear” psychology, and James admits to taking small financial hits when reselling items.
• Discussion of Reddit comments, discounts, and the difference between full-price regret and sale satisfaction.
• Amusing debate about the pitfalls of buying hyped or viral items—e.g., the notorious “piss boy” rear fleece.

Memorable Quote:

“You gotta factor in the Band-Aid budget when you buy these… just taking Ls in the new year.”
—Lawrence (04:09)

3. Brand Critiques: Rear, Orley, & Ancellm

• Rear: Hosts praise the brand’s unique vision but admit the normie fleece is a letdown at full retail price.
  • “The full Rear collection is very sick and very expensive and like, almost high, high directional. The rear fleece is the most normie they make.” —James (05:10)
  • “Shout out to rear... no waste, it’s all true anymore.” —Lawrence (04:55)
• Our Legacy: Consistently referenced as reliable, both for wild and everyday pieces.
• Ancellm: Japanese knitwear brand, highlighted for affordability and solid construction.
  • “In this day and age, relatively speaking, pretty affordable.” —James (10:16)
• Both hosts bemoan unnecessary branding, logos, and overused terms, yearning for a return to “slacks” (vs. “trousers”).

Memorable Quote:

“More brands need to like literally call their trousers slacks. I’m—the trouser has become such a used and abused thing. Let’s go back to slacks. Dude.”
—Lawrence (11:39)

4. Trend Nostalgia & Fashion Cycles

• The guys debate whether 2016 or 2006 style is “coming back,” and the odd feeling of watching one’s own style epoch get revived—or meme’d—by younger generations.
• Micro-rant on “indie sleaze” and the nostalgia wave—are Gen Z actually bringing back Wolf Parade?
• Lawrence calls out James for making shows like Heated Rivalry into his whole personality.

Notable Moment:

“There’s a whole new generation of Zoomers that like weren’t born when Wolf Parade got a 9.3 on Pitchfork.”
—Lawrence (09:11)

5. Real Talk: Layers, Budgets, and Getting “Nasty” With It

• The hosts break down how they conceptualize “budgeting” for menswear:
  • Base Layer: should be <<$100
  • Middle Layer: $300–450
  • Final Layer: “that’s where, if you want to get nasty with it, four figs. That’s my mindset.” —Lawrence (10:31)
• Quick-fire tour of recent Japanese and Scandinavian labels, praising those who keep quality high and prices reasonable.

6. Inside Menswear Media

• James jokes about Our Legacy “stealing” the term “Puffer” from their show, riffing on product naming and the blurred lines between influencer culture and brand strategy.
• “Whoever’s in charge of naming… got that from us. ‘Cause there’s no way these guys are on fucking dead ass B TikTok.” —James (11:56)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:30–05:00: Fit check and footwear discussion, cost-per-wear, buyer’s remorse.
• 05:00–07:03: Deep dive on big-ticket outerwear (Rear fleece), attitudes toward retail vs. sale purchases.
• 07:30–09:39: Music and TV chatter, Heated Rivalry, Wolf Parade nostalgia.
• 10:00–11:55: Japanese brand Ancellm, philosophy of layering and spending on fashion.
• 11:49–12:22: Advocacy for “slacks,” critique on naming conventions in menswear.

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Standout Quotes

• On Consumer Mentality:
  “Trying to get into the... cost-per-wear mentality, which is such, like, pathetic, defeatist, broke boy mentality. But, like, I’ll be real with you guys.”
  —Lawrence (03:23)

• On Brand Disappointments:
  “A lot of your big ticket items recently have been kind of letting you down.”
  —James (04:28)

• Fashion Futurecasting:
  “I wonder if that quarter zip... we’ll look back in 2036 and be like: dressed like a civilian.”
  —Lawrence (05:45)

• On Product Branding:
  “There’s no way these guys are on fucking dead ass B TikTok. You want to ask—appropriating AAVE slang the way that we are.”
  —James (12:16)

• On Style Cycles:
  “There’s a whole new generation of zoomers that like weren’t born when Wolf Parade got a 9.3 on Pitchfork.”
  —Lawrence (09:11)

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Transcript

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[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Throw gang we're Jo the Cardi Sh, Lauren Schlossman and myself, the Prince of the Puffer, James Harris. Welcome to the weekly Running the Boys with today's full episode on the vil on www.throwing fits.com. before we get into walking the red carpet at the industry premiere and potentially bricking it. Also walking, leaving the best job in menswear media and the ass we got up to in 2016. Let's get into a fit check.

[Lauren Schlossman]

All right. I'm wearing my Marella gats mainly because I need to get my money's worth. Dude. I not what were they?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

How much you gats go for these days? I could just look it up.

[Lauren Schlossman]

It's like 600 bucks.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Whoa. For some sneakers.

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[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Was it German army trainers?

[Lauren Schlossman]

I don't regret it.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

You know there's a good German army trainer is Lady White co.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Here's the thing.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Not the margies but they're good.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Everyone does a good German army trainer that is cheaper than the pair that has A little stitch in the back so people can, like, see that I'm. I'm getting that. I'm getting bread like that.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

290, bro. 290. The LWC.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's even expensive leather for murdered out.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, that's your size.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's not a German army trainer. That is more of like a runner.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

German military trainer.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, maybe that's more like World War.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I reproduction of found.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, it's.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

It's LWC Xrof Gotcha GMT. German military, Tainer B Black.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Got it. The point here is that there's no more expensive version. And I don't regret it. I didn't have buyer's remorse. You're like, yo, I heard 2016's back, per se.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I heard 2006 is back.

[Lauren Schlossman]

No, you know, honestly, I went back and did the math because today we are taking a trip down memory lane. I was wearing my first pair of Margiela Gats 2013.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Oh, sick.

[Lauren Schlossman]

So not. Not new to this. True to this. The point is no buyer's remorse, but trying to get into the. And I hate this. The cost per wear mentality, which is such, like, pathetic, defeatist, broke boy mentality. But, like, I'll be real with you guys. I'm not gonna lie.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Damn. Yeah, we're kind of wearing similar. Similar shoes.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, honestly, they're not. They're not that dissimilar. Yours are bowling shoes from our legend. Spoiler alert. And cheaper. Honestly.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Lauren Schlossman]

The socks are.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Man, Risa, my leather shoes are cheaper than your fucking sneakers.

[Lauren Schlossman]

These are leather. Leather sneakers. The leather.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Are they comfortable?

[Lauren Schlossman]

No, I have giant band aids on my heels.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

No one is at Germans last of the war.

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What?

[Lauren Schlossman]

I. And I never had this problem before, but, like, yeah, you got to factor in the band aid budget when you buy these. At least if you're. If your foot is shaped like mine, so there's that as well. Yeah, just taking Ls in the new year.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Whatever.

[Lauren Schlossman]

We persist. The jeans.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

You're also dissatisfied with your rear fleece?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, well, at full.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

A lot of your big ticket items recently have been kind of letting you down.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Are you saying that because of my Reddit comment?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I saw that.

[RealReal Advertiser / Female Voice]

Yeah.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. I thought it was funny to just be like, no, okay, okay. But, but, but if I had bought it retail. Retail. Excuse me. Full retail. Which I did not. Yeah, I would be mad at myself. But I. I got it on sale. But I think you and I both got that thing for cheaper. And, like, I don't think I got it on sale.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

At a store.

[Lauren Schlossman]

And you got. Yeah. And you got rid of yours.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah.

[Lauren Schlossman]

The yellow boy. The piss boy.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, the piss.

[Lauren Schlossman]

The pissy pamper. No, I still have mine. I still wear it but like full price. I would say in shout rear. We love you guys. What is it? Pre order so there's no waste. And it's all true anymore.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I mean the full rear collection is yes, very sick and very expensive and like very. Almost like high, high directional. The rear fleece is like the most normie they make.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Everything else is like.

[Lauren Schlossman]

It's the viral.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

It's like Austrian fashion.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, it is. Yeah. There's like weird like it's like big boots, leggings, tiny shorts. It's like super weird. Anyway, shout out to rear. Yes.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

The crop top that covers your nipples, but the sleeves go down to your knees. It's. It's awesome.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah, it's. It's wild, dude. Yeah, I'd like to see the German army training that stuff. Dude.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I wonder if all that invading Bergheim.

[Lauren Schlossman]

I wonder if that's a brand or that quarter zip rather like we'll look back in 2036 and be like dressed like a civilian.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

No photos of me wearing it exist.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That is true. Which is a shame because I really. I think you got like the best color that.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Or not. Someone on grilled has it.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. What did you sell it for?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I don't remember. I sold it like at. At what I paid for.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Basically just like take the law shipping a little.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

A little loss. I was like, all right, so I guess it's like $50 per wear. That's how much I lost wearing it one time. Anyway.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. All right. The. Yeah, go go. Follow my Reddit account. The jeans are emporio Armani. Our legacy workshop. The thermal is bare knuckles belt boy. The belt is maximum Henry. The cardigan polo. This, this knit is orly and kind of feel this.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

It's a little eay, right?

[Lauren Schlossman]

A little. Please, please. But it's substantial and it's great and just is another reason why it's one of our favorite brands.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Mixing the waffle knit with the stripes.

[Lauren Schlossman]

I am doing you. I'm weave clashing. I'm. I'm. I'm power Larry Boomer over here.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, but your face is not as fucking crazy as hers.

[Lauren Schlossman]

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[Lauren Schlossman]

You wearing with your bowling shoes today?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I'm wearing the two tone out our legacy bowling shoes which honestly I'm getting now seeing like the gats and and I'm seeing I'm getting a little like Z. I'm tell the same look at the.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Look at the sty like the styling in terms of like the. The toe fat stripe down and then the stripe. Yeah. Very similar in their. In different ways.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah. The socks are man Risa the heat tech is uniqlo cuz biking here was a. I cry now when I bike. What this like tears come out because you can't help it. I'm wearing sunglasses but just the cold singing your eyeballs makes tears flow out.

[Lauren Schlossman]

How much of that is also due to the soundtrack that you have running in the earlobes?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

What I listen to you today.

[Lauren Schlossman]

The ear holes rather.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I think I've been. Yo, you know what a great, great biking song is? Tell me. Wolf parade I'll believe in anything.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Heated rivalry banger 2005 banger.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

2005 banger. I haven't gone. I've watched a little bit of he rver here and there and I saw the needle drop for this. I was like, oh, they nailed it.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Wait, you spoiled yourself?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, I just like jumped in. I'm not. I'm not gonna watch it. That's the.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's the.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Maybe I'll watch it.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's the episode five. I'm a heated rivalry expert now. I believe you already called me out with making heated rival rivalry my new personality.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yes.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Which is fair. I mean it's that good of a show. We'll get into it. But that is the episode where that is featured. That needle drop in the big climactic moment. People are saying it's one of the best TV episodes of all time. I really wish you hadn't spoiled yourself.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, whatever. All right, I got the context. But yeah, Wolf parade I'll believe in anything.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Chuck, throw wolf under the sizzle.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I was wondering why all of a sudden like people are like posting wolf that song. I'm like, yo, why is it? Why does everyone love this song again? This song is a eternal banger for sure. Now I know the context.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. There's a whole new generation of zoomers that like weren't born when Wolf parade got a 9.3 on Pitchfork.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Maybe indie sleaze is back.

[Lauren Schlossman]

I mean, shit.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Well, they're not really like, pretty.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yeah. Like, it's not indie sleaze. They're Canadian. Like, they actually are not sleazy at all.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

No, but that era. That era. But it's a little meet you, meet me in the bathroom era. Not like.

[Lauren Schlossman]

But those bands from New York are. You're. They're in the British guy. Those are in these sleeves. These are just like harmless Canadians that just made a great album.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah. Anyway, bands. The pants are vintage Gape.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Speaking of heated rivalry.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

It's a good bit.

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No money.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

The T shirt is our legacy. The.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Anyway, it's a song. Okay.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

The knit is Anselm. A N, C E, L, L, M. Okay.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Honestly, Gape and Anus.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Anus, great little Japanese brand that will not break the bank.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's a big. It's big. I like it. Is it one size?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I think they have like a. Like an S and an L. Okay. I picked it up at Anson, but on the Anson website is like in this day and age, relatively speaking, pretty affordable.

[Lauren Schlossman]

So what's the damage on a knit like this?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

This I think was around 300.

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Not bad.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Middle layer.

[Libsyn Ads Host]

Yeah.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

And I wear it a lot.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Thinking about. Okay, let's talk about this. Right. Your base layer should hopefully not run you more than three figs. Middle layer 300 ish to 450 ish. And then that final layer, that's where if you want to get nasty with it. Four figs. That's my mindset.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

They got a. A duck camo like zip up jacket. That is very like 2016 Larry coated. 277.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Oh, that's G. Oh, those are. That's a gas shape. That silhouette is so gas, bro.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

They got field shirt jackets for 290. They got like silk long extendo butt wipe shirts for just over 300.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's 2016, brother.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

But this is like. This is good pricing for this day and age.

[Lauren Schlossman]

It look. They look ginormous.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Well, it's like hung all weird. I mean, I. I like this.

[Lauren Schlossman]

That's really good.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

290 another nit. Maybe this is like 290 nit pono. Some of the stuff has unfortunately a little bit of like embellishment tonal on tonal stitching of the logo, which like we don't want.

[Lauren Schlossman]

We're not here for no logos.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

The denim is. Or the slack slacks. The denim is denim. 220.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Yo. More brands need to like literally call their trousers slacks. I'm the trouser. Has become such, like a used and abused thing. Let's go back to slacks. Dude. Double pleated slacks.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yo. Here's your pull. Here's a pullover for you. 206. See? Anyway, great little brand.

[Lauren Schlossman]

Can buy like three of those for one rear, dude.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Yeah, check them out. And then the big subtly pinstripe puffer is from our legacy, which I wonder if they named it the Puffer. Whoever's in charge of like naming products. The borrowed shirt, the initial shirt, the beyond shirt, the puffer. The puffer. They got that from us. Because there's no way these guys are on fucking dead ass B tik tok. You want to ask Appropriating AAVE slang.

[Lauren Schlossman]

The way that we are.

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

Why don't we are their medium?

[Lauren Schlossman]

Sure, why don't you just directly ask?

[James Harris (Prince of the Puffer)]

I will.

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