She’s here. She’s zesty. The Gentlewoman launches into Spring and Summer 2016 with its thirteenth edition starring the sparkling American actress Kirsten Dunst on the cover. Brimming with conversations and encounters with women of infectious zeal and perspicacity, this new issue boasts the Scottish political prodigy Mhairi Black, the fastest British woman of all time Dina Asher-Smith, the enigmatic writer Elena Ferrante, art-world powerhouse Manuela Wirth, superstar robotics engineer Cynthia Breazeal, and America’s fabulously filthy funny girl Whitney Cummings. This season, we also introduce a 5,000-word oral history of Maison Martin Margiela’s radical Spring / Summer 1990 fashion show, along with an elucidation on the codes of greeting. Ponderings on matters of size, freewheeling adventures in Barcelona and gorgeous fashions lovingly-photographed for your pleasure top off this new issue. Tasty!

The Gentlewoman celebrates modern women of style and purpose. Its fabulous biannual magazine offers a fresh and intelligent perspective on fashion that’s focused on personal style – the way women actually look, think and dress. Featuring ambitious journalism and photography of the highest quality, it showcases inspirational women through its distinctive combination of glamour, personality and warmth. These qualities are also at the heart of its website, thegentlewoman.com, a virtual place where real women, real events and real things are enjoyed.