Fashion Quarterly
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 Cover of the Summer 1988 issue, with Rachel Hunter | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah Murray |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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]
Other editions
- Fashion Quarterly Australia (1993 to the late 1990s)
- FQ Focus (1994 to 1995)
- FQ Entertaining (1997 to 1998)
- FQ Men (2004 to 2007)[12]
- Miss FQ (2017 to 2018)[13]
- FQ Living (2023 to 2023)
References
- ^ "Readership in New Zealand, 12 Months to June 2025". Roy Morgan Research. 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FASHION QUARTERLY: A Visual Tribute". Magpie Style. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b "NZ: Fashion Quarterly announces new editor | beautydirectory". www.beautydirectory.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Paula Ryan". New Zealand Fashion Museum. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Christchurch Coup". The Press. 3 November 1987. p. 25. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "German media giant buys ACP Media". Stuff. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "ACP Media acquires Runway Reporter". www.scoop.co.nz. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Publisher of NZ Listener, Woman's Weekly, North & South to shut down". The Spinoff. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "The return of Home & Fashion Quarterly". M+AD. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ FNZ (20 November 2023). "Fashion Quarterly has a new owner, signalling a new era of independent creativity". FashioNZ. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Dunkley, Daniel. "Fashion Quarterly magazine sold to editor-in-chief". businessdesk.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "ACP Media launches FQ Men". www.scoop.co.nz. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "A complete 360: Fashion Quarterly on its digital offering". stoppress.co.nz. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.