DUCFS Thread Highlights
This year, our @ducfsthread team have continued to excel, recently winning the Best Design Award and undertaking their own editorial shoots.
Written by Head of Thread, Katie.
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Between the surface and the soul: a love letter to chic.
“Too much became something to hide. As advanced and smart technology has become, I can’t help but wonder how it has smoothed our souls, quickened thought, multiplied images. Whilst our connections appear to be endless, presence feels delicate, easily disturbed, almost fragile.”
With photos set amidst the soft allure of Belgravia’s architecture, our 2026 Spring Issue cover article explores what ‘chic’ means in the modern world.
Photography: Ollie Turan @ollieturanphotography
Creative Director: Khalifah Ali @khalifahali_
Model: Erin Adams @erinnnadamsss
Here it is: the first look inside THREAD’s Spring Issue 2026- the DUCFS edition!
Get your copy at the DUCFS show this week, out now.
Head of THREAD: Katie Trahair-Davies @katietd
Fashion Editor: Khalifah Ali @khalifahali_
Arts and Culture Editor: Abbey Hayden @abbeyhayden_
Marketing Director: Gaby Stein @gabyystein
Magazine Image Director: Lynsey Rose-Coultas @lynrocou
Magazine Typography Director: Hayleigh McLean @hay.mclean
We’re excited to share our first digital article feature!
@khalifahali_ explores the return of quiet elegance to the runway in ‘Welcome back fall winter ‘97, we’ve missed you’.
Read the article exclusively at:
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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 artworks!
We want to hear from you - if you’d like to get involved, send us a message @ducfsthread .
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 Turan @ollieturanphotography
Creative Director & Producer: Archie Elliot @archieelliot_
Creative Director: Emilia Brookfield-Pertusini @chamberofemilia
Models: Cordelia Preece @cordeliapreece & Benedict Turner @benedict_hgt
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 modelling world. After all, what does it really mean to be a model when perfection is manufactured?
Photography: Ollie Turan @ollieturanphotography
Creative Director: Archie Elliot @archieelliot_
Designer: Antony Jeffrey @antony_jeffrey_fdm
Model: Elena Watson @elenawats0n
Production Assistant: Emilia Brookfield-Pertusini @chamberofemilia
Location: Proportion London @proportionldn & Kesslers London @kesslers_london
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 in our Autumn Issue 2025 of THREAD Magazine, out Oct. 1.
Photography: Ollie Turan @ollieturanphotography
Creative Director & Producer: Archie Elliot @archieelliot_
Creative Director: Emilia Brookfield-Pertusini @chamberofemilia
Models: Cordelia Preece @cordeliapreece & Benedict Turner @benedict_hgt
