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NTS has linked with South London clothing label Heresy for a new 10-piece capsule that puts one of British streetwear’s stranger visual identities directly beside one of independent music’s most recognizable radio platforms. The collection is out now and moves through puffer jackets, graphic tees, long sleeves, sweatshirts, caps, shirts, socks, and a scarf, with prices starting at $24.
It is an easy collaboration to connect with DJs and producers because NTS already sits so close to the way a lot of people discover underground music, while Heresy has spent years working across clothing, illustration, events, publications, and music projects. Founded in 2012, the South London label builds its seasonal collections around British folklore, pulling ideas from mythology, local traditions, old imagery, rituals, and related cultural research before translating those references into contemporary streetwear.
NTS marked the release with a launch event at Goodhood on October 29, featuring a live performance from Tristwch Y Fenywod, which feels like a fitting way to introduce a clothing collaboration so closely connected to underground music culture.
The Collector Puffer leads the collection
The $426 Heresy x NTS Collector Puffer is the largest piece in the release and probably the easiest one to place around winter club nights, late load-outs, and cold walks between venues.
There is something about a proper puffer that works extremely well with DJ clothing because you can throw it over a loose tee or sweatshirt on the way to the club, then take it off once the room heats up without having to build the entire outfit around the jacket. It also fits the current move toward wider outerwear and relaxed proportions that has been running through streetwear for years.
This actually reminds me of what I liked when writing about ALL-TIME HIGH and why its clothes work so naturally after dark. The common thread is that nightlife clothing works best when the clothes already have their own identity outside the club. You do not need somebody printing generic electronic-music graphics across everything for a piece to work around DJs and producers.
The graphic layers make the most immediate sense for DJs
The Musician Longsleeve, priced at $99, may be the easiest piece here for people who want something they can actually wear repeatedly. Long sleeves fit naturally into fall and winter club clothing, and they sit nicely between a tee and a heavier sweatshirt when you are moving through different temperatures over the course of a night.
The Dancing Tee and Collector Tee come in at $86 each, while the Veil Tee hits the same price. That gives the collection several lower-cost entry points for people who like Heresy’s graphic language without wanting the heavier outerwear.
For DJs specifically, this part of the drop feels pretty straightforward. Graphic tees and long sleeves already form a huge part of booth clothing because they work under jackets, travel easily, and still give an artist some visual identity without requiring a complicated outfit.
Heresy’s folklore references also give these pieces a different visual basis from conventional artist merchandise. The brand has spent years researching folklore as the starting point for its graphics and seasonal concepts, and that research extends beyond clothing into handmade objects, printed publications, events, and music programming.
The Deft Shirt gives the drop a cleaner option
The Heresy x NTS Deft Shirt sits at $206 and moves the collaboration away from tees and sweats into something that could work for a label dinner, an industry event, a radio appearance, or a night when you want to look a little cleaner without moving into formal clothing.
That is something I keep coming back to with artist wardrobes. DJs and producers spend a lot of time moving between environments that technically have completely different dress codes, except nobody actually wants to change three times during the night. A good shirt solves that pretty easily because it can work with wider trousers and sneakers without looking overdressed, then still feel appropriate when the night moves somewhere nicer.
The $193 Don’t Assume Sweatshirt sits on the opposite side of the same idea. It is the heavier casual layer for colder nights, while the $73 SoftPeak Cap and $99 Scarf give the collection smaller pieces that can be worked into existing outfits without buying into the full capsule.
Why the Heresy x NTS collaboration works
The main reason this collaboration feels relevant is that the cultural connection already exists.
NTS operates around independent music, DJs, radio, events, and artist communities, while Heresy has built its identity around British folklore, illustration, small-run clothing, music projects, and events. Putting the two together does not require much explanation because the audiences already overlap in the places where music, visual culture, and streetwear meet.
NTS has also made clothing collaborations a recurring part of its shop, with recent projects involving TOGA, Adidas, Highsnobiety, artists, and other labels. Its current supporter program includes early access to drops and a 20 percent discount across the NTS shop.
For DJs and producers, the Heresy capsule works because it feels connected to music without reading like standard music merchandise. There are tees and sweats if you want something simple, a shirt if you want something cleaner, and the Collector Puffer if you want the biggest piece from the release.
The Heresy x NTS capsule is available now through the NTS shop, with ten pieces in the collection and NTS Supporters receiving 20 percent off.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
