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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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Benedetta Mancusi 11/24/22 Benedetta Mancusi 11/24/22

The Holy & Holey: Deconstructing Anti-Fashion, from the Antwerp Six to Margiela

THREADS Editor Benedetta on the birth and evolution of anti-fashion, from 15th-century French dukes to DIY TikToks…

Daisy Riley 11/17/22 Daisy Riley 11/17/22

Playing Games with Class

Daisy plays defence for athleisure’s humble beginnings in working-class neighbourhoods as fashion giants like Balenciaga cash in…

Karina So 7/29/22 Karina So 7/29/22

On Couture’s Young, Democratic Snobiety

As couture continues to boost brands’ cultural cachet, Editor-in-Chief Karina explores a dying industry’s mission to usher in young buyers…

Benedetta Mancusi 6/24/22 Benedetta Mancusi 6/24/22

On The (Organic) Silk Road: The ‘Three Ps’ of IBEAM

Benedetta sits down with the founders of sustainable fashion brand, IBEAM to unpack the principles governing their conscious business model…

Daisy Riley 6/3/22 Daisy Riley 6/3/22

Hyperfeminine

Daisy considers cottage core as a form of queer resistance; a clever subversion of gender roles and aversion to the binary, ageing and toning things down…

Sara Fabek Zovko 5/18/22 Sara Fabek Zovko 5/18/22

Did Ethical Fashion Start in Mama’s Closet?

In their THREADS debut, Sara pens the origin story for today's ✨ Material Girl ✨ discovering cultural relics and fashionable pieces of yore in their parents' closets…

Benedetta Mancusi 4/29/22 Benedetta Mancusi 4/29/22

She Came Out of the Water: Di Petsa and the ‘Wet Trend’

As Di Petsa transitions into fiery new elements with her latest heat-reactive collection, Benedetta charts a course on the journey so far, plunging to the depths of Di Petsa's liquid oeuvre.

Karina So 2/16/22 Karina So 2/16/22

Dundas, the Super Bowl & American Fashion

As Dundas dresses Mary J. Blige for another iconic all-American event, Editor-in-Chief Karina considers the state of American fashion today…

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

Karina So 9/8/21 Karina So 9/8/21

Pollinating

A visual story on the metaphorical act of pollinating within creative communities to break new creative ground by Suji So. Words by Karina So.

Karina So 3/12/21 Karina So 3/12/21

Black Girl Surrealism

An ode to Black beauty salons, and the rareness of spaces that permit widespread Afrosurrealism.

VAGUE TOMES 2/28/21 VAGUE TOMES 2/28/21

VAGUE Voices: Sustainable Fashion Beyond the Hype

Multi-hyphenate VAGUE creative suze la cruz speaks on her new brand, Les Saveurs and sustainable fashion against a backdrop of our planet’s climate rapidly declining around us.

VAGUE TOMES 2/22/21 VAGUE TOMES 2/22/21

VAGUE Voices: The Future of Tailoring

With fast fashion falling out of favour in a global pandemic threatening face-to-face businesses into near extinction, we speak to Manchester-based designer and tailor Shony Karengesha about what this all means for new designers.