Behind The Seams
Swide's Next Top (Hand) Model
Mar 2, 2010When I thought I'd seen it all in the agitation stakes, then it happened... The in-house model casting that reduced an entire office to a shrieking mess. (> more)
A stylish case of seasonal disorder
Feb 23, 2010Call it Seasonal Fashion Schizophrenia (SFC): spending the greatest part of one's day/life immersed in a fashion house (with the occasional moment of seeing daylight) where seasons have a cycle of their own right means much confusion at the workplace. (> more)
A case of life imitating fashion
Feb 12, 2010The office is the backdrop to many power struggles; while I am all for a healthy dose of competitiveness, the one battle I wasn't prepared to fight was with a team of impossibly chic cleaners. (> more)
DG Archive
Fellini and a gothic magic
Dec 25, 2009With Cannes film festival in full swing and the recession apparently creating a lust for horror movies, Swide thought it was the perfect time to look back at Dolce & Gabbana's FW 97/98 "Fellini/Roma" collection. (> more)
Madonna: The Eighties
Jul 6, 2009Dolce & Gabbana's S/S 2001 was an homage to one of the designer's favourite epochs and the collection that Madonna wore for her video, Don't Tell Me. It was also the moment of those infamous Kylie and Britney t-shirts. (> more)
The opposite of minimalism
Jun 15, 2009For their S/S 1996 collection Dolce & Gabbana took a trip to the Aeolian islands off the coast of Sicily. Inspired by their summer visit, the designers transformed its breathtaking scenery into passionate inspiration. (> more)
Dirty Laundry
Ooh la la... A model dishes out!
Mar 3, 2010Used as we are to fanmail (little white lie no.1), we were disappointed to find a rather miserable-looking inbox this week, save from one rather juicy missive from a noted model who got writing about the other side of the catwalk backstage; and while we despise gossip (little white lie no.2), we felt it was our duty to share. (> more)
Access no areas
Feb 10, 2010We are sensing some fashion week excitement all around and that would include our mailbox; we do understand fashion is a passion to many but where are your manners people? (> more)
Lonely hearts needn't apply
Feb 4, 2010Swide is very much feeling the inbox love only days prior to Valentine's though we're definitely reminded of the old adage that love comes in unusual ways - some leaving us much warmer inside than others... (> more)
A happy Swide managed to steal a moment with super-busy Tabitha backstage at Dolce & Gabbana; a Swide-favourite for her exquisite shoes, exquisite taste and exquisite beauty, she managed to charm us into stuttering our words no less... Those feline eyes!
Alan Paloma, better known as Neon Indian, has become a hands-down favourite amongst music bloggers everywhere since he released his first album, "Psychic Chasms" last October. He's returned to the music blogosphere with a new single that takes on an electronic, fun-filled, psychedelic.trip.
French Revue de Modes os greeting spring not with one bright and beautiful cover but twelve. Swide's own backstage crush Tao Okamoto is one of those rainbow beauties.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Dolce & Gabbana's menswear. We are pleased to announce Another Man has joined the celebrations in releasing a short film featuring the brand's menswear, directed by Pierre Debusschere.
No.445 in a limited series - For the girl who wishes to fuse her two greatest loves: fashion and candy.
We all love a man in a great suit but our heads would definitely turn for a man in a great ski suit. Meet D&G's dreamboat for next winter: a suave James Bond on the slopes, always elegant but most importantly of all damn cheeky.
In the career landscape, fashion is something of a Liberty Island calling upon the poor, tired and huddled masses yearning to breathe Italian leather and hairspray. Once through the golden door of fashion though... is the grass really that much greener? Swide investigates a few of these fashionable professions. this week, the model dresser.
He first became a household name after appearing on the hit MTV show, “The Hills”, as Heidi’s ‘boss’, but Brent Bolthouse has been a pivotal figure in the L.A club circuit for quite some time. Swide visits some of the hot spots that Bolthouse has turned into L.A fixtures.