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‘Blame Judy!’

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THREADS Editor Benedetta remembers fashion and punk iconoclast, Judy Blame on the anniversary of his death…

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Defining the Diva

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Daisy unpacks the V&A’s latest exhibition spotlighting the Diva, then and now.

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On Waste & Waste Colonialism

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As London Fashion Week returns for another season, Benedetta reflects on the fashion industry’s equally sustained waste problem…

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Feline Fashion: The Black Cat as Muse

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In the infamous words of Disney’s Thomas O’Malley: everybody wants to be a cat…

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The Future of Fashion Education with Layana Aguilar

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Benedetta speaks to Layana Aguilar, the designer and Project Runway alum bringing fashion to the next generation…

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Toheeb Oladeinde 6/9/23 Toheeb Oladeinde 6/9/23

Spotted: Techno Music in Nigeria

Toheeb dances into brand new territory in Nigeria’s burgeoning music scene: Techno.

Daisy Riley 1/27/23 Daisy Riley 1/27/23

The Rules of Womanhood

In the Book of legislation around the world and throughout the ages, women are not their own keepers. Daisy explains.

Toheeb Oladeinde 1/20/23 Toheeb Oladeinde 1/20/23

Do Africans Feel Racism?

Toheeb ponders the Second Coming of the African immigrant's Blackness.

Toheeb Oladeinde 10/1/22 Toheeb Oladeinde 10/1/22

A Black Man’s Letter #2: From Frying Pan to Fire

For Nigeria’s Independence Day, Toheeb paints a portrait of European war through the eyes of Nigerian immigrant, Ikhade in our second edition of a Black Man’s Letter.

Ayan Artan 7/8/22 Ayan Artan 7/8/22

No Terrorist Apology

To be young, Muslim and Black: Ayan writes about the revolutionary act of expanding in the face of oppression…

Megan Freeman 3/8/22 Megan Freeman 3/8/22

Femme Files #3: Celebrating Donna Sheridan for International Women's Day

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the badass matriarch of the Mamma Mia universe with Megan…

Ayan Artan 3/4/22 Ayan Artan 3/4/22

Ukraine: Lessons Learned

Ayan weighs in on the hypocrisy of Western solidarity as the Russo-Ukraine war wages on...

Daisy Riley 2/25/22 Daisy Riley 2/25/22

Virtual Inclusion: the Future of Digital Fashion

As Meta becomes the new norm and Zuckerburg leads us all into the multiverse, Daisy asks, are we going to bring our real-world biases and hierarchies with us?

Katie Hulme 2/11/22 Katie Hulme 2/11/22

Femme Files #2: Strong Female Characters, An Ironic Paradox

Are women only considered strong when they adopt 'masculine' traits? Katie Hulme investigates.

Megan Freeman 2/1/22 Megan Freeman 2/1/22

Femme Files #1: Chlöe Bailey is A Rockstar

Megan shares how musical sensation and pop culture favourite, Chloe Bailey’s expression has affected and inspired her as a Black woman.

Ayan Artan 1/28/22 Ayan Artan 1/28/22

A Black Man’s Letter #1: Inception

TOMES presents the inaugural edition of a Black Man's Letter: a culture segment dedicated to giving Black men a platform, a voice, a space to heal their hurt.

Ayan Artan 1/21/22 Ayan Artan 1/21/22

MLK Day 2022

Culture writer Ayan explores the republican urge to celebrate the iconic civil rights activist who worked tirelessly to oppose literally everything they stand for.

Katie Hulme 12/15/21 Katie Hulme 12/15/21

Casting Sexuality

To play or not to play; Katie wrestles with the question of who gets to play Queer on-screen…

Daisy Riley 12/9/21 Daisy Riley 12/9/21

A Feminine Weapon

THREADS writer Daisy spars with the iconic sutorial silhouette known as the stiletto: a polarizing sign of both oppression and freedom in the feminist movement