Issue 28 of The Gentlewoman serves up hearty conversation with climate scientist Friederike Otto, respected curator Oriole Cullen, actor Lydia West and Mayfair’s favourite fine-dining double act, Silvia and Ursula Perberschlager. The magazine profiles several remarkable women from around the world, among them, golfing superstar Lydia Ko, artist Maggi Hambling, Hollywood dynamo Alia Shawkat and fashion critic-turned-flower farmer, Cathy Horyn.

Also featured in the magazine is a slew of quietly disruptive proposals for autumn — from a back-to-school uniform with a playful twist to the season’s furriest finery. There’s also an oral history of the publishing house Virago documenting how its green-spined titles have reshaped the literary canon. 

The Gentlewoman celebrates modern women of style and purpose.