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Valentine's Inspiration - Illustrating Love
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and today I have a special treat for you. I have asked 7 of my illustrator friends a few questions related to this special occasion and, to make this article special, 2 of them have each prepared an original Dolce & Gabbana art work as a Valentine’s gift to the Swide readers.
Paris Men’s Fashion Week: the exhibitions guide
It’s La Ville Lumière turn to show off its menswear. But there is plenty to see off the catwalks too: paintings and much more are waiting in many Museums...
Illustrative interpretations of Dolce & Gabbana’s SS12 Collection: Menswear
Happy New Year everyone! By now, I am sure you have already seen the glorious pieces from the Dolce&Gabbana SS12 menswear and womenswear runways and are getting excited about the prospect of the Milan and Paris fashion weeks. Before we do, however, I wanted to invite to look at the illustrative work that reflects of the S/S 2012 collections.
The Top 5 music artists chosen by Swide
What a year for music! We've had our ears blessed with some beautiful sounds in 2011 and we have chosen, for your listening pleasure, our top 5 music artists from the past year. Enjoy.
My Crush on… Michelangelo – The sculptor
Michelangelo changed my life – and the one of million other people in the world -through his sculptures. Here is how…
The Madonna and Italy: a country devoted to tradition
From Art History to popular tradition, here is why the Madonna fully represents Italy...
Seb Janiak: I just follow my instinct and the power of present time
Recently I have come across a beautiful photo series shot by Seb Janiak, and it features Naomi Campbell. The series is so powerful that it has stuck in my head ever since.
Richter's major retrospective on show in London
Gerhard Richter (1932-) is one of the most important artists to emerge after the second Worldwar (or even, as many say, the best living painter).
Andres Serrano: the sacred and the secular
He is the man who created the Piss Christ and shot the Morgue series. Now on show the new serie Holy Works reveal a new point of view of the artist
Leonard Freed: I love Italy
The American photographer Leonard Freed represented Italy from Post- 2nd World War onwards with emotional, intimate black and white photography…
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Spring is the most romantic of seasons, and the most fashionable. Flowers, the accessories of Mother Nature are ever so chic, and on trend, whether in a filed or printed on a dress.
Flowers are the protagonists of spring and of our table, too: find out with Swide how you can put them to use in the kitchen. Here are our 5 recipes with edible flowers.
The Royal Horticultural Society organises a vast amount of truly spectacular garden shows during the late spring and summer- but the pinnacle of these events is the Chelsea Flower Show. Blossoms take over the Royal Chelsea hospital, and for the occasion shop windows on the very posh Sloane Street become fragrant gardens themselves.
Chelsea reached their ‘promised land’ by lifting the Champions League trophy in Munich last night. The London team held their nerve to win on penalties in a tense final to Europe’s most prestigious football competition.
British luxury car maker Rolls-Royce unveiled their upgraded Phantom series II. The Phantom Sedan, Phantom Drophead Coupe, and Phantom Coupe have all been updated with new technologies to make this the ultimate luxury ride.
What’s Africa’s greatest natural resource? Oil? Diamonds? Uranium? The answer is footballers. Italy’s Serie A has mined a rich vein of talent from the African nations, as has the Premier League in England. A photo shoot for L’UOMO VOGUE, pictures some of the best African exports looking like the kings of Europe, in Dolce&Gabbana.
This week on Swide, I have the pleasure to introduce one of my favourite artists, Ruben Ireland. His works have been present in my mind for quite some time and I love the girls that he illustrates, always so bold and mysterious. Already know his work? Well, read the following interview, as it will give you a new perspective on his art works.
Cinematic legend, Baz Luhrmann, is about to make you fall back in love with his work all over again with his next directorial offering, The Great Gatsby. The big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel sees Leonardo DiCaprio starring alongside Tobey Maguire, Carey Mullingham and Joel Edgeton, telling the tale of the lure of Jay Gatsby life that eventually leads to tragedy… not to mention also in 3D.