FROM THE EDITOR
When the doors to Bauer New Zealand closed almost precisely one year ago, it was with great sadness that Fashion Quarterly’s unpublished issue number two for 2020 was quietly archived, never to be read or cherished by the publication’s loyal reader base. A year on, it felt fitting that we revisit the cover star of the unseen issue — transgender model Te Manahou Mackay. With a name that means ‘the new power’, it should come as no surprise that Mackay has become an unstoppable force over the years — becoming a runway regular, gracing the cover of Vogue Australia, and fronting various campaigns for local and international brands are just a few of her accomplishments. Mackay might currently be based across the ditch in Sydney, but it’s been a pleasure…