Another day - another high-paced, hot and stressed backstage fashion show. The only thing that keeps you going at a time like this is a smile from a famous designer so how come I never get one???

Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

...until the photographer's have got their picture. Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

Voyeurism: Did it ever go away or did we just pretend not to be interested? This season the very symbol of voyeurism - the keyhole is centre stage on D&G's new FW10 must-have bag of the season - the Vlada.

The world's smallest car - the Peel 50 is now on show in a new London exhibition.

And it's not the only thing. As fashion week in Dolce & Gabbana land starts today - we're all showing signs of fraying around the edges.

D&G's FW10 catwalk invitation features amongst others Verdi's opera La Traviata - literally translated as the lady that strayed and the very same opera that Julia Roberts watched in the iconic film Pretty Woman.

Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

Direct from Milan - we bring you a daily visual sneak peek at the real side of Milan fashion week.

The front row is so passe - anyone who's anyone is backstage.

I discovered - if a little scarily last night at my first ever football match that football fans take to their seats in a more orderly ( read polite) manner than most VIPs and fashion press at catwalk shows...

In this dress we're pretty 100% certain no-one can end up looking a wallflower - as Harper's Bazaar suggest - a wild orchid yes, a wallflower most certainly not.

No.80 in a limited series - show the world your outfit not only the driver.

Although we're not 100% certain if this lovely lady is in the throes of ecstasy or sorrow - we do think she looks fantastic despite her current state of mind.

A run through of next Monday's schedule during fashion week appears to leave no time to eat or even go to the loo. I may not be working down a mine but it certainly ain't one long-round of air-kissing...

Monday's are for Internet shopping, Facebook and drinking tea. Hurrah then for Dolce & Gabbana who have cleverly scheduled their FW 2010 catwalk show for Monday March 2nd. We explain how to watch the show live online.

Fridays are already the weekend in our minds. This Friday (Feb 27th) be the first to see the D&G FW10 womenswear show on your own little mini-break. We explain how to see the show broadcast live.

No. 76 in a limited season - ensure your the first not the last in the new collections.

Along with Twitter - a new nail colour has hit the office banishing bottles of rouge noir to the bottom of last season's bags.

In this poignant photo-essay, the Italian broadsheet Corriere Della Sera looks at what really makes Italy tick. Photographed entirely in one day the piece goes beyond the spaghetti stereotypes and looks at what makes Italy the country it is today.

We love sunglasses not only because we instantly become A-listers - but behind the safety of their darkened lenses we can stare at the things we love. So far we spotted - Dolce & Gabbana SS09 sunglasses, embellished bags and fur shrugs.

Showing us how it's done next season - we take a look at the new SS09 silhouettes.

No. 77 in a limited season - ensure all the senses are on alert

As Behind The Seams girl - I reveal a little of my own home-truths about life at Milan HQ.

The year's Venice carnival runs from February 14th - February 24 2009. If you enjoy it so much you decide to stay - we've found the perfect house for you (and Lord Bryon).

We chat - as you do with Brazilian Formula One racing driver, Felipe Massa and find out where to go in Brazil. Keep up by clicking below.

No.74 in a limited series - Paris in the springtime

In order to become the centre of someone's adoration, it's important to create a focal point. Placing your obvious beauty aside - our suggestion is the SS09 Dolce & Gabbana - an embellished belt.

No.72 in a limited series - power dressing.

I thought I had an reasonable number of friends until that was my boss had his birthday. Managing 3 phones and a cell-phone (not to mention Facebook and Twitter) - the office now resembles a helpdesk.

Vilma (that's the new D&G bag to you and me) gets her very own Vogue moment. Jealous, us?

Straight from the latest issue of W Magazine is this 46-page soon-to-be iconic shoot of Madonna and Brazilian model Jesus Luz. Shot by Steven Klein - Madonna wears D&G sunglasses.

Lara Stone photographed by Heidi Slimane and styled by Emmanuelle Alt.

The lady who likes to lounge - and so would we if we looked like this.

No.71 in a limited series - dress to impress. Ensure your outfits a winner even if nothing else in Vegas is.

First it was a swollen ankle and now it's a broken toe. I'm officially a cliché.

If you can't live without silver champagne flutes, genuine lambskin carpeting, and a high-quality perfume atomiser inside your limited edition motor - the Maybach Zeppelin is the car for you.

No.71 in a limited series - The trip to Naples had got them in the mood for Spring even though the weather was still a season behind.

Whole the rest of the world sips their coffee on a Monday morning at 9:30am, in Dolce & Gabbana-Land we're summoned for A-List interviews.

If you harbour dreams of becoming an Editor, Creative Director or publisher - ISSUU is the site where you can avoid the tedious career ladder and instantly get publishing fame and possibly fortune.

Oscar Wilde said in the novel Dorian Gray that, “a man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies". You've been warned. Wearing an printed tapestry piece from the D&G FW10 collection is likely to cause envious stares.

We don't need to be asked twice to "go to extremes", so we were very happy to hear Grazia U.K have declared it to be Spring 2009's mantra. We're just hope they mean it in all senses of the phrase.

Look 70 in a limited series - Below zero.

No. 69 in a limited series - share a flat, not a wardrobe.

"Hold on to your make-up bags - Dolce & Gabbana is about to launch a range of cosmetics" - exclaims the latest issue of Vogue U.K. We go behind the scenes of the shooting of ad campaign featuring Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

Look 68 in a limited series - he wasn't sure what had taken the most effort forthsi evening. Getting the tickets to to this evening's La Scala performance or planning his outfit.

The Oscar nominated actress Amy Adams shows us how to wear the new Dolce & Gabbana make-up collection. Check out the images as well as the Oscar gossip surrounding the acclaimed film - Doubt.

Look 67 in a limited series - Prolong your winter wardrobe. As he prefered winter clothes to summer ones, he headed to Copenhagen rather than to the Caribbean.

Whilst explaining to my hairdresser the office gossip - I quite overlooked the fact the boss of all bosses was sat over the other side of the mirror...next time I'll ask for my tongue to be trimmed instead.

We did a double-take quite literally when we saw Dolce & Gabbana in Playboy Italy's launch advertising. Our favourite design duo appear to have their very own doppelgangers.

Look no. 66 in a limited series - Enough with the cold. It was time to bring out the Spring wardrobe.

I hate to name-drop BUT...male models, David Gandy and now George Clooney? Does life get any better? Do you have five minutes?

Our two favourite girls - Duffy and Katy Perry (and Brit nominees) reveal life as musicians in the latest issue of Instyle USA.

Look no. 65 in a limited series - despite dining in the world's tallest tower, it was the height of her heels that was more important this evening.

A ticket to the best place in the world please. Not even the price of a first class ticket on the Orient Express could match today's trip to the Dolce & Gabbana archives.

Look no. 64 in a limited series - dress well, work less.

Who or what makes the grade in planet love? Our Swide stylist has all the answers and (nice clothes) and so who better to ask what to buy our loved ones for this Valentine's Day.

With the 79th International Geneva Motor Show now on (March 5th -15th) we take a peek into the past and discover the unforgettable models that debuted there.

"Too much good taste can be boring" said legendary editor Diana Vreeland and we couldn't agree more here at Swide.

A mistake in translation and I manage to chat-up the newspaper vendor....

Forget about your carbon footprint and travel from the glamour of Hollywood to the sun-soaked Mediterranean with the help of Dolce & Gabbana's new make-up collection.

Showing her sexy side in Glamour USA's mens issue is the very fabulous Eva Longoria.

Look no. 63 in a limited series - stay cool and collected at all times.

No. 62 in a limited series - Mix it up.

The icon that is Christy Turlington turned 40 in January. We're speechless - and so what better way to celebrate her fabulousness without words than the cover of W magazine?

No. 61 in a limited edition - showing up

Computer says NO: The office refuses to let me in until my stress levels fall...

In-boxes involve a love-hate relationship - there's nothing better than receiving a fat juicy email from someone important. But who wins this week's award for most important email????

Our Swide stylist has just sailed in from sunnier climes to snowy Europe (eeuuggh), and with her - a D&G selection of Valentine's gifts inspired by the nautical SS09 collection.

Yes, we'll admit Perez is bookmarked for our A-List fix - but closer to home what's the REAL source of office gossip?????

So they we were...all smug about being backstage at the recent Dolce & Gabbana catwalk show - until that is we saw this little video and we realised maybe the action was elsewhere???

No. 59 in a limited series - head to where the heat is.

I had NO IDEA these things existed - but as the Dolce offices shivered in grey slush, London frolicked with well endowed snowmen...

Your lipstick just got a lot sexier exclaims Vogue U.S. as they reveal the news about Dolce & Gabbana's new make-up line accompanied by iconic imagery from Steven Meisel.

After the death of grunge - the Dolce & Gabbana S/S 1995 collection turned to the allure of Hollywood glamour embracing a women's femininity and a strong sensuality.

Life can be difficult - you achieve success in one area of your life and bang your love life disappears. Well thanks to our Swide Stylist we're guaranteeing success on Valentine's day too with our unique D&G gift selection.

No. 57 in a limited series - keep moving.

Not in the habit of letting it all hang out on a Monday morning - this morning I quite literally let my secrets out of the bag - and all before 9.00am.

No. 56 in a limited series - A shot in the dark at making it work

Although we're fully aware of the London look in terms of fashion - where do the city's fashionistas go home to, when it's time to sleep?

Before it sets sail for the French Rivieria - bag yourself this season's must-have: The D&G Lily bag.

No. 55 in a limited edition - How to style a weekend to perfection

Despite dreams of being whisked away for St.Valentine's Day and basking in the warmth of the Caribbean sun - seems the only thing keeping me warm in Feb will my desk and the fan heater.