Fashion Quarterly

Fashion Quarterly is a New Zealand-based fashion magazine, and the country's most widely read fashion title. It was founded in 1980, originally under the name Fashion and then Fashion New Zealand.

Fashion Quarterly

Managing editor	Sarah Murray
Categories	Fashion
Frequency	Quarterly
Founded	1980
Company	Parkside Media
Country	New Zealand
Based in	Auckland
Website	fq.co.nz

History

Launched in 1980 by Paula Ryan and Don Hope.,^[1] Fashion Quarterly began as a retail catalogue distributed for free in Christchurch letterboxes. Originally called Fashion, the magazine grew and was renamed Fashion New Zealand in 1982 before settling on Fashion Quarterly in 1986.^[1]

Many top New Zealand models, designers and photographers were featured in the magazine, including Rachel Hunter, Kylie Bax, Georgia Fowler, Emily Baker, Desmond Williams,^[2] Max Thompson, Craig Owen, Derek Henderson, Karen Walker and Trelise Cooper.

The magazine had several brand extensions, including FQ Men launched in 2004^[3] and the millennial-focused Miss FQ launched in 2016.^[4]

The brand's website FQ.co.nz was launched in 2015, following an earlier online home at now defunct website Runway Reporter from 2006 to 2008.^[5]

In 1990, the magazine was purchased by Australian Consolidated Press, which was later sold to Bauer Media Group.^[6] In April 2020 Bauer closed its New Zealand business in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, resulting in the closure of several titles including Fashion Quarterly.^[7]

Following Bauer Media’s closure, Fashion Quarterly was acquired by NZ-owned publisher Parkside Media ^[8] and resumed publishing in December 2020, with the relaunch cover featuring Georgia Fowler.

Editors

• Paula Ryan (1980-1996)
• Christina Sayers Wickstead (1996-2000)
• Leonie Barlow (2000-2007)
• Jane Ainsley (2006)
• Melissa Williams King (2007-2008)
• Fiona Hawtin (2008-2015)
• Sally-Ann Mullin (2015-2020)
• Nicole Saunders (2020-2022)
• Sarah Murray (2022-present)

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References

1. "New Zealand Fashion Museum". www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. "New Zealand Fashion Museum". www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
3. "ACP Media launches FQ Men". www.scoop.co.nz. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. "A complete 360: Fashion Quarterly on its digital offering". stoppress.co.nz. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. "ACP Media acquires Runway Reporter". www.scoop.co.nz. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. "German media giant buys ACP Media". Stuff. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
7. "Publisher of NZ Listener, Woman's Weekly, North & South to shut down". The Spinoff. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
8. "The return of Home & Fashion Quarterly". M+AD. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
9. "FASHION QUARTERLY: A Visual Tribute". Magpie Style. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
10. "NZ: Fashion Quarterly announces new editor | beautydirectory". www.beautydirectory.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2023.