Fashion Quarterly is the first port of call for readers who, like the FQ team, live and breathe fashion and beauty. Each issue is crammed with stunning photography that is inspirational and aspirational. Informed and insightful fashion journalism helps readers understand trends and how to make the most of them.
FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE
STYLE
NAUGHTY VS NICE • What’s your lingerie persona? It’s time to pick a side
BABY’S GOT THE BLUES • The Texan tuxedo is all grown up. Denim gets chic with sophisticated shapes and feminine accessories
TAKE CHARGE • Stomp in style with a colour wheel of the season’s best boots. Silver’s big news, as are rainbow brights, and black is as slick as ever
TIME WARP • Put on your 3D glasses, ’80s retrofuturism is back in a big way
COAT UP AND GO • Take autumn outerwear inspiration from four stylish starlets who look chic regardless of location — stage, screen or street
NEXT IN LINE • Keen to take the season’s trickiest trends for a spin before anyone else does? We’ve broken down four of the best for you to try
NATURAL SELECTION • Take cues from the organic beauty of imperfect shapes and earthy hues
NAN’S SPECIAL • Knitwear gets bold with bobbly finishings, cake-tin colours and a whole lot of love.
DAWN TILL DUSK • Cool, calm and collected, don’t underestimate the round-the-clock power of a humble blouse
GIVE ME SPACE • As designers sprinkle on the sartorial space dust, Phoebe Watt finds that futuristic fashion is no alien concept
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BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS • Already making it on the New Zealand fashion scene, five promising designers share the philosophies that underpin their latest offerings
METAL HEADS • From established artisans to lesser-known gems, here are five New Zealand jewellery designers you need on your radar, now
A FAMILY AFFAIR • From running a fashion empire to owning their respective areas of the industry, Phoebe Watt discovers three Kiwi families for whom style runs in the blood
BLUSH HOUR TRAFFIC • Accidental florist Kelly Karam is reinventing the art of flower arranging — and the future is looking rosy indeed
HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS • If you’d been on Bumble BFF at the right time, explains Phoebe Watt, you too could have tried out for the role of her new gal pal
THE FUTURE OF FASHION • Phoebe Watt surveys the changes that technology is about to bring to your nearest fashion centre: you
FASHION NEWS • THE LATEST AND GREATEST TRENDS, PRODUCTS AND LAUNCHES
FASHION
FULL BEAM • As retrofuturism invades screens everywhere — think Stranger Things and Blade Runner 2049 — lead the charge in reflective separates and vivid brights
SHINE ON • Pair high-gloss textures with Crayola colours and buttery soft knits
SWEET NOTHINGS • Relax into the arrival of autumn with refined knitwear fit for nesting and beyond
SOFT TOUCH • Unwind in style with sugary sweaters and easy intimates
IN THE SHADOWS • Power through the day with full commitment to an all-black ensemble — noir never loses its appeal
SOLAR ECLIPSE • Don’t let anything stand in the way of your dark obsession
BOOGIE WONDERLAND • Sequins, sparkle and bold lines make for a Studio 54 revival. Let the lights go blurry as you dance the night away
DANCING QUEEN • Get into the groove with glitzy ’70s-style seperates
STRONG SUITS • Four New Zealand authorities on tailoring discuss their signature cuts and how they should be styled
BEAUTY
SUGAR RUSH • Shimmering caramel, coffee and cacao shades melt onto autumnal eyes and...