“…However, according to the market and active readers, the reality is that the style notes of Australian fashion writers and journalists are on par with world-class standards. Standard accounts of Australian journalism (Bonney andWilson 1983, Conboy 2007) offer little insight into the fashion world, although studies in Australia and worldwide have provided an insight into the culture of magazines and women"s publications (Winship 1987, Hermes 1995, Weiner 1999, Craik 2000, Hartley and Rennie 2004, Lumby 1999). However, a platform for change is still lacking within the industry nationally as a whole.…”