The Gentlewoman

I stumbled upon The Gentlewoman at my favorite newsstand along the way to work and I bought it immediately without looking inside since I just loved the cover (yes, I know not to judge a book by its cover but we all know magazines  are a different story). As it turns out, I was lucky enough to have inadvertently scored the very first issue of the biannual style magazine about “modernity and women that are just fantastic.” With more words than pictures and only an artful smattering of advertisements, the periodical is structured around in-depth interviews with woman of substance in the style world and includes interviews with legendary designer Phoebe Philo of Céline, architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA (architects of the New Museum on Bowery), artist Jenny Holzer, (of the Times Square LED banner fame), winemaker Sara Pérez (of Mas Martinet and Cims de Porrera) and London DJ Princess Julia. In addition to these pieces there are quirky fashion spreads by renowned photographers such as David Sims and others. I found the interviews to be candid and the different perspectives on style refreshing. It was nice to read a magazine without being bombarded by consumer culture/glammed up pop icons and the minimalist aesthetic is striking.

The magazine’s website is here; for a glimpse into the premier issue’s lovely pages click here. The manly counterpart to The Gentlewoman is the Fantastic Man Magazine, which already has quite a following.