Photos: Chris Fenimore

We’re excited to announce that we have teamed up with James Harris and Lawrence Schlossman of the fashion podcast “Throwing Fits” to design the perfect summer pant aka The Only Fatigues That Matter. The NYC-based duo describes their podcast as “two grown dirtbags tryna to navigate the male zeitgeist” and features weekly irreverent interviews with guests in arts, fashion and media, as well as a second weekly episode where they cover current events, pop culture and clothing. Their core listener base - lovingly dubbed the “Throw Gang” - convene on a private Discord to talk with each other about fashion, food, home goods, and music. And every Friday, they submit fit photos via Instagram to the Throwing Fits instagram for a chance to be featured on “Fit Check Friday.” In short, TF has built a following of like-minded individuals who love to express themselves through fashion - and along the way, they've found other commonalities with each other. Sounds a lot like the raw denim community, if we’re being honest. And as we’ve discovered as of late, there’s more crossover between our two communities than we originally thought.

Last summer, Throwing Fits had our co-owner Andrew on as a guest and if you’re interested in giving it a listen, here’s the link. The podcast was also profiled in The New Yorker Magazine, a must read if you’re interested in learning more about them. We’d also recommend checking out individual interviews with Lawrence and James to get a bit more of their backstory. 

Our relationship with James and Lawrence stretches back over 10 years to when the brand was young and still finding its footing in both menswear and denim, and also when both Lawrence and James were making pathways into the fashion industry at the PR agency BPMW. We’ve since crossed paths on several occasions and have admired their career trajectories and how they’ve found ways to communicate their unique perspectives across different mediums, culminating in what’s inarguably their most successful venture yet. For us at 3sixteen, it’s an honor to be able to work with them on this special project. 

Last summer, in the wake of a string of violence against Black Americans by law enforcement, Throwing Fits started running donating raffles to raise money for important causes and nonprofits in defense of Black lives. We partnered with them on a raffle that raised a sizable contribution to Exodus Transitional Community in Harlem to help in their efforts to reintegrate justice-involved individuals back into daily life. For these pants, we wanted to use the release as an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for another cause that is close to us. With the uptick in anti-Asian sentiment and violence in America this past year, coupled with the decimation of small businesses in Chinatown due to COVID and the unfounded fears that it brought, we thought it would be timely to raise money for local Chinatown businesses. As such, we will be donating $10 from each pant sold to Welcome to Chinatown, a grassroots organization that raises money to distribute to local businesses in Chinatown to help them with rent, payroll and other vital needs to stay afloat. They profile business owners and businesses on their Instagram account and tell their stories, humanizing them and putting them in front of a wider audience. This last year has shown us that our neighbors are struggling in deep ways - we hope to use this pant release as another way to come alongside them.