The Gentlewoman

Spring/Summer 2011

Have I already shared how much I like The Gentlewoman? It's a UK magazine, and this is how they describe themselves: The Gentlewoman is a new biannual style magazine for a new decade. Featuring inspirational, international women, it pairs ambitious journalism with a sartorial and intelligent perspective on fashion that is focused on personal style – the way women actually look, think and dress.

Sound like a tall order? They totally deliver. They also print the names of each model used, and include personal quotes, facts or reflections from them in any piece that features them. And I love that, because I don't really care that much about looking at perfectly cut dresses (oh okay, yes I do) but I also like seeing the women featured in these editorials as people, not mannequins. The Gentlewoman also covers some pretty incredible woman artists, politicians, designers and performers. The only real criticism I have of it is that there's always some kind of bullshit like "Marta wouldn't know what to do without her mustard yellow feathered capelet", but I just think things like that are hilarious, not really bothersome.

From the recent issue:

The piece on Adele will make you want to be her best friend.

Relevant, inspirational and balanced profile

This whole piece was called "Swoosh"

Models dancing to their favorite songs in suiting pieces

Each issue includes this Reference section, where they include random tidbits about each piece in the magazine