THREAD is a journalistic platform and a sister platform to Durham University Charity Fashion Show [DUCFS], Europe’s largest and most profitable student led fundraising event.


THREAD is dedicated to producing innovative, bold and engaging work, that amplifies student voices.


Through our termly editorial magazines, as well as regular online content, THREAD aims to provide a much needed space for artists and writers in Durham.

THREAD AUTUMN ISSUE 2026

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We are so excited to present our first edition of THREAD Curated! This week we are spotlighting Nocciola the Drawer @nocciolathedrawer a local mural artist and illustrator. Swipe through this post to learn more about her story and beautiful artwork
We are so excited to announce that the THREAD website is now live! 
 Explore THREAD and read our articles exclusively at: www.ducfs.co.uk/thread
We are delighted to introduce THREAD Curated! Our weekly spotlight on the local creative community which launches later this week. We’d love to hear your ideas so please do get in touch with your work! 📷: @jessdonaldson9
We can’t stop thinking about our Autumn Issue shoot at the Barbican. Here, London’s Brutalist monument provides a formidable backdrop for a quiet rebellion, where the conventions of traditional dress are dismantled. Photography: Ollie T
We are absolutely obsessed with the cover shoot of our Autumn Issue! Staged within Proportion London’s mannequin warehouse, the space becomes more than a backdrop. Our cover shoot foregrounds the standards and expectations that shape the mode
Dress Coded: Fashion for the Future Breaks the Rules. With photographs set against the Barbican, London’s monument to concrete order, @chamberofemilia deconstructs the rigid culture of modern-day dress codes. Find the full feature exclusively