Threaded Stories is a photography project that explores real-life fashion in the flow of everyday city moments. The goal was to create a visual series that captures different personalities and moods of young men navigating urban life from quiet softness in the morning to the bold energy of nightlife.
This project builds from my previous work around fashion identity and location-based styling. I wanted to challenge how masculinity is shown in fashion by combining strong street elements like graffiti walls, stairs, and pubs with styling that shows both confidence and calmness.
Format – Magazine-Style Zine
Inspired by my interest in zines and visual storytelling, I decided to present this body of work as a magazine-style photobook. The zine format allowed me to break the shoot into four moods: The Soft One, Morning Rush, The Statement Maker, and Friday Night Looks each with its own styling, lighting, and emotion.
Rather than keeping it too polished, I used grain, flash, and real street textures to keep the energy raw and relatable. The zine became a mix of documentary-style realism and intentional fashion direction.
Model & Styling Approach
For this project, I chose to work with a model who felt authentic someone with natural confidence and presence, rather than a traditional fashion model. Their expressions, body language, and connection with the camera helped me show attitude without over-posing. Styling was kept sharp but effortless: oversized jackets, denim, neutrals, and small accessories designed to blend with the street and stand out at the same time.
Inspiration
This project took inspiration from photographers like Tommy Ton, Jonathan Daniel Pryce, and Elaine Constantine all known for blending street life with fashion storytelling. Each look in the shoot also pulled from the colours and moods of the location Chinatown, Soho, Croydon pubs, staircases, and graffiti walls.
I also reflected on real-life style people you pass in the morning rush or see glowing under night lights in the city. This became the heartbeat of the work: showing that everyone, in their own way, makes a statement.
Production Process
Over several weeks, I worked across multiple London locations. I did test shoots, moodboards, styling plans, and location scouting to build each segment carefully. Lighting decisions were made based on time of day natural light for softer scenes, and strong flash or pub light for the night segments.
This process helped me grow both creatively and technically, giving me confidence in managing a fashion story from idea to execution. The final zine captures not just looks, but emotions and moments fast, still, loud, and soft.