*PATREON PREVIEW* The 2025 Fitties

Summary

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Throwing Fits: PATREON PREVIEW The 2025 Fitties

Date: January 6, 2026
Hosts: Lawrence Schlossman & James Harris

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Episode Overview

In this special "boys only" episode, Lawrence Schlossman and James Harris ring in the new year by running down the results of the anticipated 2025 Fitties—Throwing Fits’ annual listener-voted awards for the best and brightest in menswear. As the duo banter through personal style updates, listener-influenced trivia, and industry inside jokes, they dive deep into the trends, brands, and moments that defined the past year. The tone is irreverent, self-deprecating, and packed with their signature fashion nerd energy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catching Up & Early Year Banter

• The episode begins with new year greetings and classic TF humor about not having showered since last year.
  • Lawrence: "Happy New Year. I haven't showered since last year, which is disgusting because it's January 2nd." (01:14)
  • A quick riff on dirty habits, camping, and travel as the only excuses for not showering.

2. Season Update & Patreon Plug

• The hosts announce the new season of guest episodes will kick off Jan 19, with "boys only" episodes until then.
  • James: "Because we have the best job in the world hanging out with you guys." (01:57)
• Subtle plug for Patreon membership and the paywall.

3. Traditional Fit Check

• The traditional outfit rundown is filled with playful jabs and inside jokes about their own and each other's styling choices:
  • Lawrence wears black Margiela Gats, Haven jeans, Raoul merch hat, and a Kiran Ichiban coat, among other items.
  • James (on Lawrence's look): "You dress like—you're dressed like a flashback today. Just all in all black. The murdered outfit." (02:26)
  • Gift giving stories: Lawrence got his father-in-law a Throwing Fits shirt ("from the podcast store"), prompting jokes about buying family merch and sizing mishaps.
  • Obsession with brands, resale, and whether items are "complete flashback" or appropriately updated for 2026.

4. Brand of the Year Nomination Criteria

• The pair discuss whether "sub-brands" like Our Legacy Workshop should be considered part of their mainline for awards or segmented out—referencing similar debates with other major brands.
  • James: "So when it comes to brand of the year, Workshop would fall under the umbrella? Or does it need to be its own brand moving forward?" (06:50)
  • They compare this to differences between Stone Island main and sub-brands, arriving at the verdict that it's "all-encompassing" for now.
  • Lawrence: "Wake me when Stone Island makes bread of the year list." (07:15)

5. Accessory Highlights & Obscure Brands

• James spotlights a Korean brand hat with a "dandelion" motif and reflects on the synergy between Korea and Australia’s street style scenes.
  • Lawrence (teasing): "You know what it reminds me of? Denim tears. My man's rocking the denim tears dead hat. It's kind of like the wreath." (07:57)

6. The Throwing Fits Fitties: 2025 Brand of the Year

• The centerpiece: a countdown of the listener-voted Fitties awards for Brand of the Year, with color commentary on each finalist:
  • Lawrence (setting it up): "Let's start with brand of the year." (08:45)
  • Results Recap:
    • Last Place: Dior (1.9%)—Mocked for being out of touch: "No one gives a f*** about capital F fashion." (09:01)
    • Next: Kiko Kostadinov, Emily Don Long, Carnik—highlighting rising stars and the growing influence of smaller designers.
    • Upper Tiers: Miu Miu, The Row, A.P.C., Fugazi, Husbands Paris, Stüssy
    • Top 5:
      • 5th: MF Pen (8.9%) – “Strong showing.”
      • 4th: 316 (10.6%) – “Friends of the pod.”
      • 3rd: Our Legacy (last year’s winner, 11.1%)
      • 2nd: Ralph Lauren (13.7%) – Surprised at the jump, suspect possible “shenanigans” or enthusiastic fans.
      • Winner: Orslow (13.8%)—Edges out Ralph Lauren by just a handful of votes, marking a huge moment for Japanese workwear in the community.
    • James: "By 0.1%. By just a few votes! ... Brand of the year 2025 Fitties with 13.8% of the vote: Orslow." (10:54)
• Discussion around the democratic, DIY, and potentially "ripe for fraud" voting system.

7. General Reflections on Brand Culture

• Ongoing critique about "Capital F Fashion" being less relevant to their audience than adjacent or upstart labels.
• Observations about brands with staying power vs. “moment” labels, especially Our Legacy dropping from top spot.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the voting process:

  • James: “There was some voter fraud that we just stamped out with the quickness. We stopped the steal.” (08:33)
  • Lawrence: “Is there any—can you do voter fraud? ... the way we set it up, it's ripe for voter fraud.” (08:38)

• On family and swag:

  • James (to Lawrence): “You bought your father-in-law a shirt from the podcast store for Christmas.” (04:43)
  • Lawrence: "I paid for it ... I mean, that just—it just worked out that way. I would have bought it full price." (04:48, 04:54)

• On trends and personal style history:

  • Lawrence: "I had mid top Margiela Gats 10 years ago. Sick. So, not new to this, true to this." (02:53)

• On Dior’s fate:

  • James: “Bringing up the rear like toilet paper: Dior. ...No one gives a f*** about capital F fashion.” (09:01)

• On the Orslow win:

  • James: “Brand of the year 2025 Fitties with 13.8% of the vote: Orslow.” (10:54)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:14–01:41: New Year’s jokes and shower banter
• 01:52–02:16: Announcements & Patreon
• 02:16–05:26: Fit Check & Christmas gifting stories
• 06:30–07:15: Debating brand umbrella policies for awards
• 07:53–08:20: Hat talk and obscure fashion references
• 08:20–11:04: 2025 Fitties Award Results, with full rundown and commentary on every top brand

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Episode Tone

The hosts are as sarcastic and self-effacing as ever, mixing deep-cut fashion knowledge with irreverent humor and a keen awareness of the absurdity in both their personal habits and the broader menswear community. The episode swings between in-jokes for longtime listeners and genuinely insightful reflections on why certain brands resonate—or don’t—with the Throwing Fits audience.

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Takeaway

The 2025 Fitties reflect a shift from mainstream luxury (Dior, The Row) toward independent labels, Japanese workwear, and community-driven trends. Orslow’s narrow victory over Ralph Lauren underlines both the diversity and changing tastes of the scene, while the hosts’ banter offers a reminder that, in Throwing Fits' world, authenticity and self-awareness always win out.

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Transcript

[A]

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[C]

Throw gang. We're joined by he's hims because he's got electile dysfunction. Lawrence Lossman and myself addicted to what the District did. James Harris. Welcome to the weekly running of the Boys with today's full episode only.

[D]

Bell on www.throwingfits.com Happy New Year.

[C]

Happy New Year. I haven't showered since last year, which is disgusting because it's January 2nd.

[D]

I mean, that's. Yeah, I. Listen, I've gone longer.

[C]

How long?

[D]

I don't know. There's. You don't think there's any point in your life where you waited 72 hours a shower ever in your whole life? Come on, dude.

[C]

I mean, if, like, I'm traveling or camping, not, like, by choice, by circumstance, maybe I have.

[D]

I have showered. I showered this morning.

[C]

Okay, good to hear. First shower of the year for Lauren Schlossman on January 2nd. Real quick. Oh, where am I? Oh, real quick. It's been a while.

[D]

It's been a minute.

[C]

We're going through the 2025 fittings. Say our new season of guest episodes starts on January 19th, but we will be doing boys only episodes up until then because we have the best job in the world hanging out with you guys.

[D]

Yeah, if you're a patron. We'll see you behind the paywall weekly, as per usual, which let's.

[C]

While we're still in front of the paywall, we hit him with a little fit. Check Larry.

[D]

Okay, on the feet. I'm wearing the Christmas gift I got for myself on I'M wearing murdered out Marella Gats. Oh. What?

[C]

Nothing.

[D]

You.

[C]

You dress like you're dressed like a flashback today.

[D]

A flashback to what?

[C]

Just all in all black. The murdered outfit.

[D]

Oh yeah. I'm keeping it chic in 2026 at least on the second of the year I had these. I got these shoes for free f like maybe five years ago.

[C]

So how you re gift them to yourself?

[D]

I immediately sold them and I had regretted it ever since.

[C]

Didn't realize it was going to be a trend. The 2016 trend cycle is going to come back five years later.

[D]

I figured that this might require some litigation so I. I will say I was thinking about this. I had mid mid Top Margiela Gats 10 years ago Sick so not okay new to this. True to this.

[C]

Yeah. Anyway UK Underground's on fireman.

[D]

This is my. This is my gift to myself.

[C]

The song Harry Westwood over here which actually that's bad. Okay.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Out in 2025.

[D]

The socks are as 6. The jeans are haven. The beater is cortex.

[C]

Are they black or I can't even. I can't really see what. Or are they like true blue? They're like indigo. Okay.

[D]

Oh yeah.

[A]

Complete.

[C]

No no you're not a complete flashback.

[D]

No no no no. The quarter zip or really I guess like half zip since is a long boy. This is rough draft. The hat was my Christmas gift for my in laws. A little ra wol merch. Best steak all in the city. Wow.

[C]

How did they know to get you? Were they. Oh did they see it on a no dirt bag meme like how do they know about Raul?

[D]

Jenna. Jenna was like get Lawrence this.

[C]

Here's the link. Buy them this.

[D]

Yeah yeah. I do love Raul so thank you to my wonderful in laws.

[C]

What you got your in laws?

[D]

Well I'll tell you what I got my fucking father in law. I don't know if you got the notification. He got a throwing fits blue chip shirt.

[C]

Oh nice. Does he like it?

[D]

So we he probably. He's like he's really fit and he's never going to die.

[C]

Did he wear it from the boardroom to the bar?

[D]

He's retired. He wore it from the recliner to the backyard. Got him a medium because the small sold out. And I was like he's probably between sizes. So his review was yeah, it's a little big. And what did we get my mother in law? I forget. I don't remember.

[C]

Damn. I'm sure you had a lot of input into that.

[D]

Exactly. The the underwear is supreme Haynes boxer breed.

[C]

You Bott brought your father. You bought your father in law shirt from the podcast store Christmas.

[D]

Yeah, all right. I. I paid. I paid for it.

[C]

I saw the notification on. You wait until it was on sale.

[D]

I mean, that just. It just worked out that way. I would have bought it full price.

[C]

Well, my first bro fits 20% off. Click.

[D]

First order of business was coming to the office, see if there's any samples that I can take for free. There was not. Second order of business was buy our own shirt on sale. All right. Um, which, by the way, if you want to look like my father in law.

[C]

Yeah, well, look like Big Lou.

[D]

What is it? Shop.throwingfits.com/shop.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Anyway, and then I think, oh, yeah, I got my Kieran Ichiban coat. Oh, the big coat is from the.

[C]

Original collab of the year nominee.

[D]

Collab with your nominee. This actually, this iteration. The first our legacy workshop Emporio Armani collab, I believe, was the winner two years ago.

[C]

Two years ago.

[D]

Yeah, it is. Yeah. It's a. It's an overcoat from that collection. And I think. And yeah, I got my Kieran Ichimon for drinking a little bit later to celebrate being back in the saddle again.

[C]

James, what about your sunglasses?

[D]

Oh, somebody's obvious.

[C]

Obviously sick. I'm wearing our legacy side quest boots. These socks are made.

[D]

Wait, they're called side quest.

[C]

Side quest? Yeah. Your side quest for your main. No, wait. Maybe just a quest for a side quest for your main quest. They're just quest boot. I. I dubbed them the side.

[D]

Right, right. They're honestly perfect for, like, doing some rugged side quests and main quests. Yeah, true, true, true, true.

[C]

The socks are man Risa. The he tech is Uniqlo. The jeans are pen. Brand of the year nominee.

[D]

Yes.

[C]

The T shirt underneath is our legacy workshop. The sweater on top is vintage Barneys, courtesy of Soara, Shout Out, Kathleen and the whole team.

[D]

I have a question for you real quick. I don't know if we've ever asked this of ourselves with audience. When it comes to brand of the year, our legacy, that includes Workshop. Right. I guess we're specific with the collabs, and all the collabs are through Workshop. But when it comes to brand of the year, workshop would fall under the umbrella. Or does it need to be its own brand moving forward?

[C]

I don't know.

[D]

Like, something to think about the next 300. What's another four days of the year?

[C]

What's a correlation? Like some. Like something with Ralph?

[D]

Well, maybe. Or I'm thinking, like not to. It's like mainline Armani and Porio Armani. Different brand.

[C]

That's different. What about like Stone island and then Stone island, like Shadow Project Marina doesn't exist.

[D]

Marina.

[C]

What do they have now?

[D]

Yeah, Marina.

[C]

Eh, I think it's.

[D]

It's all.

[C]

It's all encompassing.

[D]

Well, first of all.

[C]

Encompassing.

[D]

First of all, wake me when Stone island makes bread of the year list. Oh, damn N. Shout out to Badgman. We love you guys, but you know, we are gogglesman on this pod.

[C]

First and foremost, the sweater is Barney's co op from Sorbara's potential vintage cop of the year. For me personally, a linen blend. And then the hat is a piece I picked up in Sydney with the homie Derek Gee from a Korean brand called 999Humanity Fire. Which I was like, what is this? Like, it's a Korean brand. Like it's. It's great. And I guess this feels like there's some like, synergy just, you know, being in the eastern hemisphere, in Oceania. What synergy between Korea and Australia going on right now?

[D]

What's the graphic?

[C]

I don't know. It's like three like dandelions kind of.

[D]

You know what it reminds me of?

[E]

What?

[D]

Denim tears.

[C]

Oh, shit.

[D]

My man.

[C]

Really?

[D]

My man's rock. The denim tears dead hat.

[E]

All right.

[D]

It's kind of like the wreath, you know, I mean, not. Yeah, look.

[C]

Look at commentary on slavery that I'm wearing.

[D]

Come on. I mean, listen, it's your hat.

[C]

Come on. It's early. Too early in the year for that. The sunglasses are egg house lotta. The big ass coat is cheapy company Boxer Hanes. Emily Don Long necklace.

[D]

Brandy. Your nominee.

[C]

Vintage Gil Saunder Kieran Vita Roasters. Lawyer side's finest. All right, let's get into the 2025 50s. The votes have been calculated, tabulated. There was some voter fraud that we just stamp out with the quickness. We stopped the steal.

[D]

Is there any. Can you do voter fraud? I mean.

[C]

No, no.

[D]

I was going to say this the way we set it up, it's ripe for voter fraud.

[C]

Thank you everyone. Though the thousands and thousands and thousands of people that voted for this year's nominees. Brand collab, trend. Da da da da. This, that and the third. Let's start with brand of the year. Lawrence.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

For the 2025 50s awards in last place. Bringing up the rear like toilet paper. We got Dior.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

Which we say it every year. No one gives a about capital F fashion.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, this felt like important at the time. Trying to see, at least in our world.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

I mean, you have Mew Mew in here. A little higher up is the row Capital Fashion.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

Well, yeah, I think so. They don't do a Runway.

[C]

It's not like an esteemed house famous.

[D]

Wait, famously, do they? They do a lookbook, not a Runway show.

[C]

They do it on my show. But no phones.

[D]

Oh, they do.

[C]

Okay. They hand out. They handled Okinawan sweet potatoes, I believe was the longevity food provided at this year's Runway show.

[D]

Anyway, Longevity food. Is that a real thing?

[A]

Yeah, bro.

[C]

Dior. You should look into that. Dior 1.9. Next up, Kiko Kostadinov, 2.3%. Honestly, kind of weird. In right above that. Emily. Don Long, 2.7. Newcomer.

[D]

Yep.

[C]

Big things coming soon. Maybe. I don't know, Research. Who dressed Zoron mom Donnie for the inauguration. 3.1%.

[D]

Congrats to Cardik. And yeah. I mean, yeah. Okay, we'll talk about the list. Keep going.

[C]

Right about Kartik Student Nicholson. Then we got Mew Mew. Then we got the row just under. Just over the rose. A press say. Then we got Fugazi at 5%. Streetwear isn't dead. Then we got Husbands, Paris and stucy. Then top five got. In fifth place with 8.9% of the vote. MF Pen. Strong showing.

[D]

Great showing.

[C]

Then in fourth place, perennial favorites Friends of the show and Friends of the Pod 316 with 10.6% of the vote. Then last year's winner.

[D]

Yep.

[C]

Falling to third. Still strong showing. Our legacy 11.1% in second place. And this is crazy.

[D]

I mean, and I don't know if.

[C]

They'Re shenanigans, but something happened here. Second place with 13.7% of the vote, Ralph Lauren. And your winner.

[D]

Yep.

[C]

For brand of the year by 0.1%. 2. By just a few votes. Yeah. By your winner, Brand of the year 2025 fitties with 13.8% of the vote. Orally.

[D]

Getting that top orally.

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