Marion Hume (born 3 July 1962) is a screenwriter, TV writer and fashion journalist based in London, England. She is best known for having been Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Australia. Career 1980s Hume started her fashion writing career at the dawn of the AIDS crisis in London. With Roger Walker-Dack, she co-founded Fashion Acts, one of the first fundraisers for HIV/AIDS causes, working in association with the Terrence Higgins Trust. Fashion Acts generated funds by the sale of photographs donated by talents from across the industry including Helmut Newton and Linda McCartney. Hume was the Fashion Writer for The Sunday Times. The Look[ edit ] In 1989 Hume was tagged by independent filmmakers, Freelance Film Partners as the insider they needed for a BBC six-part series called The Look. For the next two years, she worked on the series and also appeared in 5 of the 6 episodes. Interview subjects included Gianni Versace, Donatella Versace, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Christian Lacroix. The episode entitled Runway was the first to chart the evolution of the Supermodel. Yves Saint Laurent refused to be interviewed for the hour-long documentary about him, although close associates including Pierre Berge, Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso and Betty Catroux did speak on his behalf and Saint Laurent himself was filmed backstage at his haute couture shows and at his 30th Fashion Birthday at the Opera Bastille, Paris. The Look has been broadcast all over the world. In 2021, 30 years on, Hume was invited to address the students of Central St Martins on the making of the series [6] 1990s Concurrently, Hume was the launch fashion editor of the UK edition of Esquire (1990). From 1993 to 1996, Hume was fashion editor of The Independent, during which time the fashion coverage expanded in both the daily and the Independent on Sunday. Her profiles included Patsy from Ab Fab, aka Joanna Lumley, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Fabien Baron and the photographers Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. She reviewed Alexander McQueen’s first show. A review of a Chanel show entitled "No Way to treat a Lady" started a feud with Karl Lagerfeld, with Hume praised for "not being part of the 'conspiracy of silence'; for her professionalism, her integrity and her independence." In 1996 Hume joined The Financial Times, filing weekly fashion updates. The same year, she was the writer and associate producer of The South Bank Show special