Finch's Quarterly Review was an international luxury magazine which published articles about glamour and style, often with a humorous slant. The magazine was primarily aimed at the luxury sector,"Why does no one understand Lodger?". Permanent Style, April 24th 2009 but also included coverage of philanthropy, politics, the arts, history and music. Articles in the publication were often written by society insiders, from a perspective which was often not available in other magazines."Thompson's Wardrobe Secrets". Vogue, 17 December 2008, Jessica Bumpus. The target audience of the magazine was people in show business."Everyone’s so frickin’ straight now. No one can have an affair. No one smokes. It’s so boring!". Evening Standard, Charlotte Edwardes, 2 September 2013
History The magazine was launched in 2008 by Charles Finch"The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2015 - Party people". Evening Standard, 16 September 2015 and Nick Foulkes. As of May 2012, it had published 20 issues. The Editor-in-Chief was Nick Foulkes."Fashion: Book club". New Zealand Herald, Feb 22, 2014 Dan Ahwa
In 2012 an essay from the magazine, "Jesus was a Commie", was adapted as a film by Matthew Modine."Vision Quest for a Good World". Inlander, Joe O'Sullivan January 25, 2012. 'Jackson native Terence Ziegler teamed with Matthew Modine to make short film "Jesus Was a Commie" '. M Live, Zeke Jennings, December 20, 2011
Each year the magazine held an event during the Cannes Film Festival called the FQR Filmmakers Dinner at the Hotel du Cap. The dinner was sponsored by IWC and Chopard.. Harper's Bazaar. Among the guests included were well-known producers and directors."To Cannes With Love,". Huffington Post, By Peggy Siegal, 07/08/2011
The magazine included a controversial blog called The Princess Diaries, by Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis."Vogue editor Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis' 'tasteless' post targets homeless". Sidney Morning Herald"Vogue Editor Elisabeth Von Thurn Und Taxis Deletes Tasteless Instagram Photo". The Huffington Post Canada | By Chloe Tejada, March 9 2015 von Thurn und Taxis wrote about the problems of the wealthy, often contrasting these with the problems of other people."Vogue style editor's 'out of touch' photo". New Zealand Herald, 09 March 2015
Editorial
Contributors to FQR over the years have included Tommy Hilfiger, Sharon Stone, Christian Louboutin, Tony Hall, Kevin Spacey, John Malkovich,"Agent Provocateur". Paper, Alex Littlefield, 01/02/2012 Eric Dane, Bryan Ferry, Nic Roeg, Sophia Loren, Charles Saumarez-Smith, Matthew Modine, Michael Chow, Edward Watson, Elle Macpherson, Emma Thompson"Emma Thompson socks it to penny-pinching Greg Wise". Telegraph, Tim Walker. 15 Dec 2008 and Sir Terence Conran.
Style and production
FQR's look was that of a broadsheet newspaper, in the fashion of Ritz Magazine of the 70's and early 80's. The production design was carried out by Nick Foulkes and Art Director Tristram Fetherstonhaugh. Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis served as Features Editor, followed by Emilia Hungerford. The magazine's last Managing Editor was Tom Chamberlin, who served from 2010 to 2013. The issues themselves ranged in pagination but were usually kept under 40 pages. Distribution was via subscription.
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20130709151440/http://www.finchsquarterly.com/