17 Facts About Marion Hume

Marion Hume was born on 3 July 1962 and is a journalist, editor, and screenwriter based in London, England.

Marion Hume is best known for having been editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia.

Marion Hume started her fashion writing career at the dawn of the AIDS crisis in London.

Marion Hume was the Fashion Writer for The Sunday Times from 1988 until 1990.

In 1989 to 1991, Marion Hume worked on and made appearances in the six-part BBC series The Look.

In 2021, Marion Hume was invited to address the students of Central Saint Martins on the making of the series.

Marion Hume was the launch fashion editor of the UK edition of Esquire in 1990.

From 1993 to 1996, Marion Hume was fashion editor of The Independent, during which the fashion coverage expanded in both the daily and the Independent on Sunday.

Marion Hume's profiles included Patsy from Ab Fab, aka Joanna Lumley, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Fabien Baron, and the photographers Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh.

In 1996, Marion Hume joined the Financial Times, filing weekly fashion updates.

In 1997, Marion Hume moved to Sydney where she had been appointed editor of Vogue Australia.

Marion Hume's staff included the current editor, Edwina McCann and Creative Director Jill Davison.

In 1998, Marion Hume worked for Harper's Bazaar as a contributing editor.

Marion Hume was included in Vogue Australia's 60th anniversary issue in December 2019.

Marion Hume served as International Fashion Editor for the Australian Financial Review for 14 years during which the magazine won best in class at Australia's media awards seven times.

Marion Hume served with the United Nations Foundation designing a fund generator using contemporary art by Jeff Koons which raised over US$6 million in a single night for health programs for the under-5s.

Marion Hume is co-writer, with Liz Hannah, and with John Collee on the 2023 film Lee, starring Kate Winslet; which made its debut at Toronto.