Bio
Kirstie is regarded as one of Australia’s most successful and respected lifestyle media executives, with more than 35 years’ experience across print, television, radio, and digital media. She is currently a contributing editor to Belle and House and Garden magazines and is a former editor in chief of Vogue Australia and ex features director of Harper’s Bazaar Australia.
Her first non-fiction book, In Vogue, 50 Years of Australian Style was published in 2009 by Harper Collins. This was followed by The Vogue Factor (MUP 2013) , her memoir of three decades in fashion publishing achieved global press attention and became an international best-seller in seven countries, culminating in a guest appearance on The View in the US. She also co-wrote Fashion, The First Fifty Years of The Australian Women’s Weekly (May 2014) published by the National Library Australia.
In September 2022 she released Why Did I Buy That? Fashion Mistakes, Life Lessons (Murdoch Books) in the Australia, UK and US markets.
Kirstie’s work appears in various publications and websites including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Guardian, The New Daily, Vogue India, Luxury Travel and Sunday Life and she is a regular commentator on both radio and television, including ABC Radio nationally, SBS Insight, the Today Show, Sunrise, and Australian Story. She has been a guest speaker at fashion related events at The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia and The National Library, and has spoken at sold out events such the Sydney and Bendigo Writers Festivals, and Business Chicks.
Kirstie is a strong advocate for diversity, with a robust track record of supporting and mentoring young people. She is a senior lecturer in fashion journalism at FBI Fashion College, Sydney and a popular key-note speaker and panellist, regularly hosting charity and not for profit events. She also sits as a board director at FARE.