Fashion Meets Journalism

Fashion journalism can be understood as a complex inter-dependent set of professional practices that have arisen in a variety of media at the intersection of fashion and journalism. This book Fashion Meets Journalism: Mapping and Evaluating Australian Fashion Journalism answers the question ‘What is Australian fashion journalism?’ in three sections: First it maps the extent of fashion journalism across all media in Australia to isolate the field and focus on the sites of fashion journalism; second it foregrounds practices of the journalism branch evaluating how and why the field is pitted against other types of journalism when they share an inter-dependent set of professional practices. The opinions of leading industry producers are also sought regarding the matter. Then considering the current position of fashion journalism implications for fashion media and journalism are explored with the view to improve the visibility of fashion journalism and solidify it as a professional practice.