In its seventh year of print, Frock Paper Scissors is an annual fashion publication where physical and virtual worlds collide. Each year, a dedicated team of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) students execute original editorials and feature articles, championing critical thought in fashion. A companion to the print magazine, the online edition explores the varied intersections of fashion and life. We’re always in search of the new and the next, plotting a renewed vision for the year to come.

Buoyed by Brisbane’s creative community, Frock Paper Scissors balances Australian fashion and lifestyle with international perspectives. Our writers have journeyed far and wide, from India and New York to Amsterdam, sharpening their pencils with a well-honed view on global culture. Directional and thoughtful, photo editorials are the product of inventive collaborations with local industry talent. Lifestyle features shed light on insider knowledge and trends, with a distinctly fresh outlook on the subject of beauty.

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to unravel the threads of the newest edition. Although fashion exists as an infinite cycle of renewal, Frock Paper Scissors could not be complete without our loyal readers. Thank you for the constant support each and every year.

Kimberley Meier and Bianca Blades – Online Editors

Watch the Making of Frock Paper Scissors 2012 Video here

ONLINE TEAM

ONLINE EDITORS  Bianca Blades & Kimberley Meier

ONLINE FEATURES EDITOR Holly Scott

ONLINE CHIEF SUB-EDITOR Caitlyn Spanner

FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHER Asad Siraj

ONLINE AND CONTRIBUTING MAGAZINE FASHION EDITOR Karolina Giermanski

ONLINE AND MAGAZINE ASSISTANT FASHION EDITOR Claire Banks

ONLINE BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Kyla Somerville

ASSISTANT BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Danielle Hoffman

LAYOUT & DESIGN TEAM Grace Cutmore

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Tamryn Cronje

ASSISTANT SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Georgia Lindley

VIDEOGRAPHER/CHRONICLER Abhinav Kumar

Suzie Haines

Online Editor

Suzie is currently in her fourth year of study, completing a double degree of Business and the Creative Industries majoring in Business Management and Fashion.  Her interests lay embedded in the realms of creative management, trend hunting as well as graphical and visual design. She is a seeker of all things stylish and eclectic, she wishes to further exhaust her passport and is unconditionally addicted to the power of social media and online shopping.

To contact Suzie, email suzie.haines@hotmail.com

Tess Cameron

Online Deputy Editor

Tess is currently in her third year studying a Bachelor of Mass Communication, majoring in Public Relations/Media, minoring in Fashion. Tess spends too much time in bed with her laptop perusing the Internet and writing to-do lists, she also likes Charles Anastase, coffee and hippos.

Ashley Tucker

Online Chief Sub Editor

Ashley Tucker is a journalist/writer/social media mavan/tea drinker/ad hoc photographer and Internet trawler from Brisbane Australia.  She approaches each challenge and opportunity using her gift of possessing both right-brain (creative) and left-brain (strategic) mindsets. In the future Ashley would like to work as a fashion journalist and pursue the art of the written word. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Business from James Cook University and is currently completing her Masters in Journalism from Queensland University of Technology.

To contact Ashley, email ashley.tucker@live.com.au

Zoe Mellick

Online Features Editor

Zoe is a third year Law and Creative Industries student, majoring in Journalism, Media and Communication. In addition to her Frock role, she works part-time at David Jones in Young Fashion and Visual Merchandising. She has experience at events such as Rosemount Australia Fashion Festival (Sydney) and Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival (Sydney and Brisbane). She is a student peer mentor for law students at QUT and an intern at ABC News. Her dream is to work in fashion journalism, particularly in trend spotting and raising the bar of the fashion intelligence.

Marguerite Boase

Online News Editor

Marguerite is my name and news writing is my game. There isn’t a lot you can’t write about when it comes to news as long as you have the right angle, which is what I do best. After all I don’t have a major in Journalism, Media and Communications for nothing! I’m always looking for an opportunity to combine writing, whether creative or journalistic, with fashion and in the future wish to find my inspiration from the unknown corners of the world.

Terri Chalmers

Online Fashion Editor

Terri is in her third year of a bachelor of creative industries with majors in fashion and public relations.  She is no stranger to the world of fashion having worked as an assistant stylist for various photo shoots and large scale fashion events. Trend hunting and soaking up inspiration from various fashion blogs and magazines, is her daily ritual. Terri is undeniably addicted to all aspects of the consumption of fashion.

Jacque Allan

Online Fashion Editor

Jacque is currently in her third year of studying a Bachelor of Creative Industries majoring in fashion and public relations. She currently works with the visual merchandising team at French Connection as well as having worked on numerous fashion shows and photo shoots. Jacque hopes her career in fashion will take her to the bright lights of New York and on that odd day off, she spends her spare time daydreaming about potential new outfits in her head.

Melissa Rasmussen

Online Beauty Editor

Melissa Rasmussen is a third year QUT Creative Industry student, majoring in Fashion and completing a minor in Journalism. Through her years working in the beauty and cosmetic industry Melissa has developed a keen interest into the topics of Beauty, lifestyle and Entertainment. Melissa is always looking for what is new and strange in the world, and hopes to continue her journey in the entertainment industry.

Tengku Nur Mariam

Social Media Manager

Mariam is midway through a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Journalism, Media and Communication — but most importantly, she’s a wanderluster in her past life, media and creative junkie in her current and rock star in her next. When she’s not up to her retinas in work, she lives on the Internet, exercises being an Anglophile and ogles at art and design. Most of all, she’s a firm believer in having her cake and eating it too.

Lara Salameh

Web Developer and Assistant

Lara Salameh is a third year student studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interactive and Visual Design) here at QUT. Her current degree, combined with her past study of textile design and interest in fashion made her the perfect applicant to be on Frock’s 2011 web team. When she’s not programming or making websites, she loves dreaming about both ocean life and outer space. She has a particular affinity for whales, which makes her other love affair with Japan difficult.

Sophia Mary Mac

Web Developer and Assistant

Sophia is currently in her third year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in interactive and visual design. As well as studying, Sophia is also a freelance web designer, illustrator and photographer. Her interest in fashion illustration and design inspired her to collaborate with the FROCK online team. Besides all things design, Sophia’s other interests include dog wanting (she especially loves Scottish Terriers and Malamutes) and Star Wars.

To view some of Sophia’s portfolio click here, www.sophiamarymac.net

Frock Paper Scissors wants to take you on a sartorial journey, revealing our oyster, Brisbane city, its creative playground and inhabitants. We are determined to reveal Brisbane’s undeniable hidden talent, explore its intricate cultural web and delve into its eclectic fashion scene. Each and every article contained within the electronic and glossy pages, has been passed through many eager hands. They have had a dozen edits, rewrites and more then six pairs of eyes have looked over each word.

In its sixth consecutive year of print, the annual magazine is fashioned by a collective of Queensland University of Technology’s brightest creative minds. Students from such disciplines as fashion, journalism, creative writing, media, design and business are brought together to pool their creative talent to create something unique and unforgettable. We offer you an intelligent insight into the local fashion industry.

Didn’t get a chance to get your hands on this year’s glossy copy of Frock Magazine?
frockpaperscissors.com will fill the void with news, features, beauty, inspiring galleries and an insight into our favourite shopping destinations. We just might have the keys to Brisbane and beyond. The FPS team is constantly out and about uncovering everything that is relevant. Get your shades ready and see Brisbane through Frock’s eyes.

Suzie Haines, Online Editor

Tess Cameron, Deputy Online Editor

Special thanks to; Robert Koch, Gavin Sade, Lara Salameh, Sophia Mary Mac, Kasey Twidale, Gen Chan, Marianna Tigani, Tengku Nur Mariam, Vela Krachangloke and Felicity Shield.