I handmake each ‘Hometown Hero’ jacket so NY fans can rock their favorite teams all at once — even Jalen Brunson has one
NY Post
New York sports fans are known to loudly wear their hearts on their sleeves, and this jacket does the talking for them — on the court, the rink and on the field.
It’s all about the New York Knicks right now, with the team on a stunning and historic winning streak, but Madison Square Garden regulars — both on and off the court — don’t want to forget their other hometown heroes.
To the rescue comes Alex Ruffin, a 31-year-old Connecticut designer who created the “Madison Square Guardian,” a $1,400 bespoke jacket — one half repping the Rangers, the other the Knicks — so fans could celebrate the beating heart of Big Apple sports, win or lose.
“MSG — that’s the mecca right there,” he told The Post. “Babies are born every day into a fandom… Sports unify a lot of people.”
The coat of many colors is part of the “Hometown Hero” series, from Ruffin’s A Thrifted Temple label — a fun fusion of two vintage team jackets from the same city or state, chopped up and sewn together to create an even bolder statement.
“People resonate with my jackets to the degree that they do because sports is the one thing on this planet that transcends,” said Ruffin, who created the concept three years ago in his Stamford home.
