Fit Check

Lauryn Jiles, freelance writer, and fellow Gamecock hops on the pod to talk about her personal style and all the trends TikTok brainwashes us to follow. She talks her favorite magazines growing up, L-Word, Teen Vogue, and Harpers Bazzaar, and her mission to work for them one day. From high school yearbook to Essence Magazine, Lauryn has paved a way for herself in the fashion media hustle as a freelancer for many publications.

LESSON OF THE POD: Wash your Goodwill thrift haul or you will smell like mothballs.

Host - Griffin McDonald & Sydney Daigle

The architect of your favorite simple fashion brand, Boring Cloth, and the sultan of doodles, Adam Allen hops on the pod to break down his past fits throughout his life before discovering the simple colorways he rocks on the daily. The man doesn’t stray away from dressing in Boring Cloth these days unless it’s Chuck T’s and Beer Tees. He’s about to celebrate the 3 year anniversary of his brand this week and what better way to do that than to drop some new merch and a new episode.

LESSON OF THE POD: Vintage animal sweaters are a lost relic..

Host - Griffin McDonald & Grace Patton

Stylist James Hill, also known as Calypso, hops on the pod to recap the Nacht der Mode “Night of Fashion” featuring designers Stoi (@stoisdesigncompany) and Diko (@antonandmaxine) at Femme X Columbia. James was the runway stylist for both designers at the show and broke down his journey from wardrobe styling for school plays to runway styling at his first fashion show. The Fit Check family took their first Fit Check Field Trip to see the show over the weekend and had a hell of a time. Griffin, Grace, and James also break down the challenges small designers and stylists face for carrying the fashion industry on their backs.

LESSON OF THE POD: Silver jewelry over all-black is an underappreciated look.

Host - Griffin McDonald & Grace Patton

The Latrans Father is here. Steven Tirado blesses the show with the things he’s learned and experienced since the creation of his skater & streetwear brand Latrans. He hops on the pod to talk about his own personal style and how it relates to the Latrans aesthetic. How to survive a cross-country road trip from Miami to LA. How to stumble into the flow from the brands you love. How to rock a jersey you know is too big for you. These are the life lessons you didn’t know you need, and Father Tirado breaks it down for us. So tune those ears.

LESSON OF THE POD: Saucony’s are the new dad shoes.

Host - Griffin McDonald & Joshua Tekle

Fellow Gamecock and multi-brand ambassador, Caroline Wick hops on the pod to talk about how she stumbled into social media content marketing through the pictures she posts of herself on Instagram and Tik Tok. Griffin and Grace dive into Caroline's love of streetwear and the influence that brands like CHNGE, TALENTLESS, and Adika had on her style. Caroline is a junior marketing and supply chain operations major with a minor in fashion merchandising and she hails from Charlotte, North Carolina.

LESSON OF THE POD: You can buy clothes on Amazon...quality is not guaranteed.

Host - Griffin McDonald & Grace Patton

Fellow Gamecock and thrift advocate Jeramiah Macaspac is a sophomore fashion merchandising major from Charleston, South Carolina. He’s also one of the founding fathers of Gamecock Style Club. Jeramiah chops it up with us about his personal style journey and how his hustle started. From selling clothes to teachers out of his duffle bag, to camping out at storefronts for 12 hours to cop some Yeezy 700 salts for 87 cents. The boys talk about how to level up and shop with proxies and about finding archived designer garments — stuff we can’t afford.

LESSON OF THE POD: If you have a big head, you can get hats re-fitted to your head. 

Host: Griffin McDonald & Joshua Tekle

Fellow Gamecock Mya Graham is a junior fashion merchandising major and the director of community outreach for Columbia Fashion Board. Mya hops on the pod to talk on how she got comfortable styling other people who don’t really know their style. It requires a lot of listening to others and learning how to encourage people to take risks. With her own style, Mya is trying to experiment with more solids and stock her closet up with more loungewear and coats. She’s a strong advocate for pulling inspiration from anything to influence her personal style...that means taking different jobs, watching movies, and prowling through social media. The crew also touches on some notable fits worn at the Met Gala.

Host: Griffin McDonald & Grace Patton

Fellow Gamecock Gray Thomas is an advertising major and the founder of Soda City Thrifts, your new favorite thrift account. Gray hops on the pod to talk about how a $93 shopping tour through all the Goodwills in the area turned into a thriving side hustle. Don’t expect to find any old school Redskin’s gear from his shop…he keeps them all to himself. From pop-up shops at his front porch to table spreads on Greene Street, Gray tries to be everywhere when he can.

LESSON OF THE POD: It’s the Washington Football Team now...

Fit Check keeps growing! Introducing Sydney Daigle. She’s a fashion merchandising major with a minor in environmental studies and the Programming Director for the Fashion Board at USC. Sydney hops on the pod to talk about her past double life as a tween...catholic school uniforms during the week and Justice outfits on the weekends. Now she rocks the O.G. of all thrifts, apparel from her parent’s younger days.

LESSON OF THE POD: Mix & matching metals in your hand jewelry can be done tastefully.

Host: Griffin McDonald

Introducing Grace Patton, the newest addition to the Fit Check family. She’s a visual communications student with a minor in fashion. Grace hops on the pod to talk about her transition from growing up as a tomboy wearing Catholic school uniforms to repurposing Halloween dresses with old man sweaters. Nokwol boots are her boots of choice. 

LESSON OF THE POD: In some churches, you can wear sweatpants and flops.

Music: Lucy by pilotkid