Fashion Quarterly
New Zealand fashion magazine
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Fashion Quarterly (stylised in all caps), is a New Zealand quarterly fashion magazine. It has been published in New Zealand since 1980. The publication once boasted a readership of over one million.
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 Cover of the Summer 1988 issue, with Rachel Hunter | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah Murray |
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| Categories | Fashion |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Circulation | 34,000[1] |
| Founder | Paula Ryan Don Hope |
| Company |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Based in | Christchurch (1980–1987) Auckland (1987–present) |
| Language | English |
| Website | fq |
| ISSN | 1172-4102 |
Background
Fashion Quarterly is a New Zealand fashion magazine founded in 1980 by Paula Ryan and Don Hope as Fashion (till late 1982, then as Fashion in New Zealand/Fashion till 1986, as Fashion Quarterly since 1986), it is the oldest fashion magazine of New Zealand origin in publication.
The magazine is a quarterly publication, published six times per year for autumn, winter, spring, and summer.
Editors
| Editor-in-Chief | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Ryan | 1980[2] | 1996[2] |
| Christina Sayers Wickstead | 1996[2] | 2000[2] |
| Leonie Barlow | 2000[2] | 2007[2] |
| Jane Binsley | 2006[2] | 2006[2] |
| Melissa Williams King | 2007[2] | 2008[2] |
| Fiona Hawtin | 2008[2] | 2015[3] |
| Sally-Ann Mullin | 2015[3] | 2018 |
| Zoe Walker Ahwa | 2019 | 2020 |
| Nicole Saunders | 2020 | 2022 |
| Sarah Murray | 2022 | present |
History
In 1980, Paula Ryan and Don Hope founded Fashion. Inspired by the lack of a dedicated magazine for New Zealand fashion following the closure of Vogue New Zealand in 1968, it began publication with 75,000 copies distributed for free via letterbox drop in Christchurch.[4]
Separate editions were launched for Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin/Invercargill and circulation would rise to 300,000 before merging to form Fashion New Zealand in 1982.[4] The magazine was now sold on newsstands across the country.[4]
In 1986, the magazine rebranded to Fashion Quarterly, following a move from a bi-annual to quarterly print schedule.[4] In 1987, the magazine would move its offices from Christchurch to Auckland.[5]
Fashion Quarterly was sold to the Australian Consolidated Press (APC) in 1990.[4] APC was later sold to the Bauer Media Group.[6]
In 2015, fq.co.nz was launched as the digital home of Fashion Quarterly. The magazine previously acquired and operated Runway Reporter (runwayreporter.co.nz) from 2006 to 2008.[7]
In April 2020, Bauer Media Group permanently closed its New Zealand operations in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, several titles including Fashion Quarterly ceased publication.[8] Fashion Quarterly was then acquired by Parkside Media (later rebranded to Via Media) and resumed publication in December, Georgia Fowler was featured on the cover of this issue.[9]
The magazine was acquired by recently appointed editor-in-chief Sarah Murray from Via Media in November 2023, Elcoat Media became the new holding company of Fashion Quarterly.[10][11]