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If you have to go to the office everyday, and that office belongs to Dolce&Gabbana, you are bound to want to create a sort of bond. Of course you start with your colleagues, but it takes an even grander scale when you work in fashion. ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:08:39 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/behindtheseams/2010/9/1 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/behindtheseams/2010/9/1
Snap my picture. Caught backstage wearing MDG by Madonna and Dolce&Gabbana sunglasses, Madonna. Winter might be coming but the flashes will still be shooting for superstars. ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/MDG/2010/8/31 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/MDG/2010/8/31
Following the video, here comes the still shots taken by Mr. Testino himself, backstage during the filming of the new Light Blue menswear fragrance by Dolce&Gabbana campaign. ]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:26:35 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-Backstage-photo-reportage-by-Mario-Testino/2010/8/3 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-Backstage-photo-reportage-by-Mario-Testino/2010/8/3
Watch the new Light Blue Dolce&Gabbana men fragrance campaign from behind… ]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:07:29 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-Backstage-video-by-Mario-Testino/2010/7/29 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-Backstage-video-by-Mario-Testino/2010/7/29
Watch the backstage video of the D&G SS11 fashion show. The last upbeat preparations before walking on green grass. ]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:51 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/DG-SS11-menswear-backstage-video/2010/7/15 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/DG-SS11-menswear-backstage-video/2010/7/15
Enter Metropol from the back door and get an insight into what happened the minute before the designers revealed their collection. ]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:49:28 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-backstage-view-of-the-DolceGabbana-SS11-menswear-show/2010/7/2 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-backstage-view-of-the-DolceGabbana-SS11-menswear-show/2010/7/2
Swide is bringing you the best posts about the latest Light Blue campaign, including exclusive backstage videos of a boiling shooting session. ]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:26:47 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-backstage-campaign-coverage/2010/7/2 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Light-Blue-backstage-campaign-coverage/2010/7/2
Inventiveness is what makes a great design stand out from the crowd. By Pointing out the assets. ]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:47:01 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/THE-SCOOP-ON-THE-LOOP/2010/6/22 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/THE-SCOOP-ON-THE-LOOP/2010/6/22
Excellence lies in details as proven by Domenico and Stefano backstage at the Dolce&Gabbana SS11 menswear fashion show. ]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:55:54 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-final-touch-at-the-final-moment/2010/6/21 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-final-touch-at-the-final-moment/2010/6/21
Tony Ward surely made a statement with his beard at the Dolce&Gabbana SS11 menswear fashion show. ]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:48:10 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-issue-of-the-beard/2010/6/21 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-issue-of-the-beard/2010/6/21
With the SS11 D&G show quickly approaching, we take a last minute look at the collection and unveil just enough secrets to keep you guessing till the models hit the catwalk. ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:30:36 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-DG-SS11-pre-show-diaries/2010/6/20 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-DG-SS11-pre-show-diaries/2010/6/20
Be with Swide on Monday 21st June 2010 and follow each moment of the D&G menswear fashion show. ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:23:18 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Twitter-live-reportage-DG-SS11/2010/6/20 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Twitter-live-reportage-DG-SS11/2010/6/20
The exclusive Summer 2011 Press Conference: Domenico and Stefano give us details about the collection. ]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:09:40 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Press-conference-DG-menswear-SS11/2010/6/19 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Press-conference-DG-menswear-SS11/2010/6/19
Your exclusive chance to take a peek at Dolce & Gabbana's forthcoming spring/summer 2011 menswear collection before its debut Saturday, June 19th, at the Metropol theatre, in Milan. ]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:34:46 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/pre-show-diaries/2010/6/18 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/pre-show-diaries/2010/6/18
Watch an exclusive backstage video from the Dolce&Gabbana Man Advertising Campaign for Winter 2011. ]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:00:38 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/AW11-menswear-backstage-Steven-Klein-video/2010/6/17 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/AW11-menswear-backstage-Steven-Klein-video/2010/6/17
Be with Swide on Saturday 19th June 2010 and follow each moment of the Dolce&Gabbana menswear fashion show. ]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:07:01 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Live-Twitter-reportage-SS11-show/2010/6/16 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Live-Twitter-reportage-SS11-show/2010/6/16
Get an insight into the making up of the Dolce&Gabbana SS11 menswear show to happen next Saturday at 1pm at Metropol in Milan. ]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:51:01 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-twitter-preview-in-the-fitting-room/2010/6/14 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-twitter-preview-in-the-fitting-room/2010/6/14
When 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. ]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Swide-s-Next-Top--Hand--Model/2010/3/2 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Swide-s-Next-Top--Hand--Model/2010/3/2
Call 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. ]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-stylish-case-of-seasonal-disorder/2010/2/23 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-stylish-case-of-seasonal-disorder/2010/2/23
The 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. ]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-case-of-life-imitating-fashion/2010/2/12 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/A-case-of-life-imitating-fashion/2010/2/12
Oh the thought of a weekend in Paris during défilé season after several late nights/early mornings in the office! I had it all planned to a t; little did I know my immune system had made different plans altogether... ]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Couture-with-a-side-of-club-sandwich/2010/1/26 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Couture-with-a-side-of-club-sandwich/2010/1/26
When our boss showed up with this particular bag we started making desperate guesses as to what it might mean - little did we know it was the contents that were going to surprise - and delight - us! ]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-case-of-the-mysterious-goodie-bag/2010/1/22 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-case-of-the-mysterious-goodie-bag/2010/1/22
Lots of snow, a dilemma, some bin liners, an epiphany, quite a bit of fun... How I almost got stuck in the office and overcame my biggest fashion fears. ]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Snowed-in--freaked-out/2010/1/11 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Snowed-in--freaked-out/2010/1/11
You know it's going to be a long day when you're sent a schedule that when printed amounts to four pages. The excursion? Paris with the boss - which in my case happen to be Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce. ]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Une-journee-with-Monsieur-Dolce-and-Monsieur-Gabbana/2009/11/26 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Une-journee-with-Monsieur-Dolce-and-Monsieur-Gabbana/2009/11/26
As we all know those who work in the fashion business tend to fashion obsessed but what you may not be aware of if how these seasonal obsessions go way beyond shoes. ]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-office-tango--dedicated-followers-of-fashion/2009/10/28 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-office-tango--dedicated-followers-of-fashion/2009/10/28
After their appearance on Brit girl Daisy Lowe and a turn down Dolce’s catwalk, the hot-pants are sitting snugly on pert mannequins a few feet away from me. After a weekend in London, I know exactly what to do with them. ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-hotpants-are-in-the-building/2009/10/13 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-hotpants-are-in-the-building/2009/10/13
Life is easier if you are blessed with the beauty, height and even the fortunes of Naomi, Eva and Claudia, however yesterday I managed to discover supermodel tricks that even lesser beauties can try at home. ]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-super-way-to-handle-life/2009/9/26 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-super-way-to-handle-life/2009/9/26
We'd always thought a hairdresser's appointment, a manicure and a leg wax was all we needed to get us through fashion week. When supermodels come to town however, it's a whole different ball game. ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-Supermodels-are-coming-to-tea/2009/9/24 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/The-Supermodels-are-coming-to-tea/2009/9/24
The office is forever in competition as to who will sport the new collection looks first. It's not what you'd call an office emergency given the state of the economy - but here in our fashion bubble we couldn't care less. ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Office-fashion-wars/2009/9/9 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Office-fashion-wars/2009/9/9
While the office slipped back into it's black uniform after a long August break, the appearance of white flakes on my colleague's shoulders revealed tandruff (a new phrase that I've coined to describe the type of dandruff caused by peeling tans) and the only priority of the day. ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Tandruff--The-holiday-drawback/2009/9/1 http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/History/Behind-The-Seams/Tandruff--The-holiday-drawback/2009/9/1