The Gentlewoman - Issue 34

Slam! Issue n° 34 of The Gentlewoman is fronted by Coco Gauff, the 22-year-old American champion reshaping women’s tennis. Two majors in, and with her game rebuilt from scratch, Coco is playing the best tennis of her life, resplendent in her signature kit and making sure the game’s Black pioneers are not forgotten. She’s a joy to behold, readers.

Joining Coco are the reunited Sugababes — Mutya, Keisha and Siobhán — who talk candidly about maintaining harmony; Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the first woman to win the Oscar for best cinematography, on shooting Sinners; and the architect Sophie Hicks on four decades of building for Chloé, Acne and herself. The oceanic pioneer Sylvia Earle, 91, shares tales of days and nights living underwater. Fashions-wise, colour-drenched knitwear takes to the South Downs, and rugged shearling and rubber pitch up for autumn.

There’s writing addiction with the musician and poet John Glacier, and a sporting death stare with Hollie Davidson, who referees men’s top-flight rugby. We meet Vivien Wong, the mochi mastermind behind Little Moons, and Lira Valencia, the birdwatcher on a mission to get Londoners looking up. Plus: Celia Celebrity Traitors Imrie on becoming a youth sensation after 60 years in showbiz, and the screenwriting duo behind KPop Demon Hunters: Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan. Elsewhere, a forensic ode to peeling, and the case for multilingualism. Lots to talk about, then!