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 2025
welcome back fall winter ‘97, we’ve missed you
Khalifah Ali
It is the Music: chatting Rotate with Sam Ashton
Robin Reinders
Decolonising the runway: whose narratives are we wearing?
Kate Kenny
When the Party’s Over: Reimagining Durham’s Ball Culture
Bea Pescott-Khan
Durham in Print: the power of student journalism
Isla Mustin
Jesse Welles: social media and imagined communities
Edward Clark
Seasons of Influence: Brat Summer’s Legacy and the Cultural Fire of 2025
Abbey Hayden
Art for art’s sake?
Callum Tilley
Infantilism chic: why everyone looks like a grown-up toddler
Kate Kenny
the beauty of Italy’s traditional weavers
Katie Trahair-Davies
Paul Simon, Constantine, and spirituality.
Edward Clark
Whispers of Power: The Legacy of Giorgio Armani
Khalifah Ali
Modern folk music, the changing of the seasons, and the stories of the earth
By Daisy Rought-Oram
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