AJT: Tell us about It Always Rains in Spring Training. What was the idea behind this collection?
AT: The title says it all. Spring Training (the period before the season starts when you get back in shape!) is where baseball begins each year, full of promise and potential. But in London, it always rains. That contrast became the mood.

This collection is about London baseball. The idea that America’s biggest sport is a fringe movement here. That contrast between tradition and rebellion. I wanted to clash classic baseball motifs with subcultures I’ve grown up with, skateboarding, art school, 00s blogs. The styling is rough, the campaign is documentary-style, the garments are either cut-and-sewn or reworked by hand. It’s not polished. That’s the point.

AJT: What can we expect from Bad Arm in the future?
AT: More play. More expression. More community. I’m working with baseball clubs across the UK to create events that bring people together, whether you’ve played your whole life or never held a bat. Some stuff I can’t say yet. But it’s coming. And it won’t look like anything else.

AT: Do you have a favourite baseball player?
AT: I wouldn’t say I have favourites in that sense, but there are a couple of players who really embody what Bad Arm is about. Jazz Chisholm and Harrison Bader. Every time they step on the field, it looks like they’re actually enjoying themselves. Playing with joy. Taking it seriously, but not forgetting to have fun.

What I really respect is how they show up off the field. Their style choices are bold, avant-garde, considered. They wear pieces by designers who take risks, who push things forward. And in a sport that’s traditionally very toned-down, very hyper-masculine, that stands out. They remind you that self-expression has a place in baseball too, and that’s exactly the kind of energy we’re building with this brand.

AJT: Can people come and watch you play? When’s your next game?
AT: Yes, 100 percent, at London Mets Club grounds in Finsbury Park, that’s our home field. Come down, bring food, a blanket to lie on and have a beautiful day in the park.

And honestly, if you’re even slightly curious, about the sport, the brand, how it all connects, come down. Say hey. I’d love to see you there. We’ll always take time to talk to anyone who wants to know more, whether you’re deep into baseball or just wandered past and felt something. That’s what this is about, showing up, being present, building it together.

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