A tailored lady in reds and greys: Swide's Fall 2010 trend review
Mar 17, 2010Out are last season's colour combinations and style cravings, in are surprisingly feminine masculine-inspired tailoring... (> more)
Fashionista's Lauren Sherman: the future is online
Mar 15, 2010Online fashion editor at fashionista.com, Lauren Sherman discusses the Dolce & Gabbana heritage, those sexy Dolce & Gabbana men and why the future of fashion writing is online. (> more)
Swide's fashion third degree: the model dresser
Mar 12, 2010In 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. (> more)
Never without mon BFF
Mar 9, 2010The fashionista is often rumoured to be a heartless and tough species but not every front row is "kell" on Earth; this Paris Fashion Week we witnessed a number of heart-warming moments. The P(ublic) D(isplay) of A(ffection) has just gotten chic. (> more)
Giovanna Battaglia's guilty Parisian pleasures
Mar 9, 2010It ain't easy being a fashionista on tour and fashion marathon veteran Giovanna Battaglia knows it better than anyone as confirmed by her latest mouth-watering tweets from Paris. (> more)
The future of fashion
Mar 5, 2010Are bloggers considered fashion editors? We posed this very question to fashion editors and directors Hilary Alexander, Kate Lanphear, Zanna Roberts, Franca Sozzani and Nina Garcia during Milan fashion week. They shared their views on the blogger frenzy and how magazines see themselves as we enter a digital age. (> more)
Milan fashion week, was it too short?
Mar 4, 2010Milan underwent an astonishing shorter schedule this Fall/Winter 2010-11 women's fashion week. Swide caught up with fashion heavyweights Anna dello Russo, Stefano Tonchi, Michael Roberts, and Paula Reed as they voiced their discontent on the issue. (> more)
Le party comes to the Big Apple
Mar 3, 2010The rumours have finally been put to rest regarding Parisian nightclub, Le Baron, opening in New York. It’s recently been confirmed that Le Baron, notorious for their uber-exclusive parties, will be making New York their newest residence and attracting a whole new slew of trendy urbanites. (> more)
Swide backstage at DG: en attendant le show
Feb 28, 2010Catwalk shows always start with much waiting in line - and while queuing models tend to get creative to keep sane. It is all about attracting some camera attention and for that each one has her own posing technique... (> more)
Swide backstage at DG: Mariacarla is good to go!
Feb 28, 2010A backstage veteran, Mariacarla is the textbook example of how to get ready model-style; Swide spied on the Italian supermodel in the hope of learning a thing or two. (> more)
More Swide tweets from Dolce & Gabbana's backstage this Sunday!
Feb 26, 2010Enjoy the backstage gossip and atmosphere without having to deal with the models' attitude. Swide's backstage tweeting is back on Sunday (a good enough reason to get out of bed despite one's hangover). (> more)
Swide presents the D&G Women's Winter 2010-11 show!
Feb 25, 2010The winter season has never looked this good. The D&G Women’s Winter Show had a little bit of everything for that ski goddess from slinky chiffons to night time knits. We couldn’t help but be blinded in awe by the dazzling Swarovski encrusted ski goggles, bringing glamour back to the slopes. Watch it all now! (> more)
Tweetaholism continued: backstage tweeting with the D&G models!
Feb 24, 2010Twitter is one of our healthier addictions and we shall be honouring that Swide tradition tomorrow as we tweet from D&G's F/W 2010-11 women's show, with all the essential backstage gossip! (> more)
The ultimate streetstyle guide to Milan Fashion Week
Feb 24, 2010Milan Fashion Week opens today and while many must be looking forward to the shows, we can imagine even more are looking forward to being immortalised on a streetstyle blog. Swide offers you a guide to Milan done in the proper streetstyle way, complete with top spots and essential addresses. (> more)
Swide's fashion third degree: Markus Riggi, model booker
Feb 19, 2010Top models grace the pages of international magazines, walk in elaborate runway shows, snag major campaigns, and we rarely ever think about the people who get them there. Swide talks to Markus Riggi about what it means to be a model booker and what he’s learned about the industry. (> more)
Backstage with the D&G belles de jour
Mar 16, 2010Fashion weeks have come and gone and already we are feeling a little backstage nostalgia - we travel back in time amongst D&G's belles, Tao and her book, Chanel with her sparkly goggles... (> more)
The nine loves of Tabitha Simmons
Mar 12, 2010A 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! (> more)
Japan when it blossoms
Mar 10, 2010What with Japanese culture blossoming all around and the winter dragging its soggy feet we are openly daydreaming about everything spring; if staring at floral dresses won't do then why not head off to Japan where sakura season is ready to bloom, (> more)
Around Paris Fashion Week in 80 invites
Mar 9, 2010Not quite eighty but quite a few fashion show invites currently being held tightly onto in Paris have caught our eye, sometimes even more so than the clothes themselves... (> more)
Swide talks to Style Bubble's Susanna Lau
Mar 8, 2010Swide caught up with Susanna Lau during her first ever Milan fashion week. She discusses her transition to becoming an editor, bloggers finally being accepted and the much hyped Nowness. (> more)
A Paris Fashion Week that's a walk in the jardin!
Mar 5, 2010The Tuileries are and shall remain the prime Parisian spot during Fashion Week, especially now that the Vogue Bar is doing trade next door on place de la Concorde. Thirsty for more after Carine's Tea Time? Swide gives you suggestions to make the most of your walk around the park. (> more)
The fashion industry comments on the Dolce & Gabbana show
Mar 3, 2010After having witnessed a beautiful collection at the Dolce & Gabbana F/W 2010-11 show, Swide caught up with fashion elites Franca Sozzani, Anna dello Russo, Hilary Alexander, Rachel Zoe, Mario Testino and asked them what they thought of it all. (> more)
Dolce & Gabbana F/W 10-11 women's collection: watch the show
Feb 28, 2010For this F/W 10-11 Dolce & Gabbana women's collection, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana looked back to the inspirations of their beginnings and showed us what putting on a show really means. (> more)
At the end of the show
Feb 28, 2010Swide unveils what happens immediately after a fashion show has just ended. Editors rush backstage to congratulate the designers, assistants pack up the collection... (> more)
Swide backstage at DG Chairs are so passé!
Feb 28, 2010The backstage is always a good place to spot new trends; this year it isn't a new mobile or a new diet... But a whole new way to sit; exit the chair (so predictable), our fashion crowd is all finding creative new aternatives. (> more)
Backstage exclusive: the D&G girls are ready to hit the slopes in style!
Feb 25, 2010For us mere mortals getting ready for a day on the snow means putting on a vile ski ensemble, some tired goggles and an inch-think layer of sunscreen... For our D&G models things are really rather different; see for yourselves... (> more)
Backstage exclusive: D&G's popular crowd
Feb 25, 2010This year's D&G Women's Winter 2010-11 show brought out some Milan fashion week newbies and veterans. Swide was on the scene to make all of them feel at home. (> more)
Bloggers are all the vogue these days...
Feb 24, 2010Bloggers being fashion's new darlings hardly constitutes breaking news yet their being chosen by Vogue as special guest models in their latest editorial might just be the ultimate approval. (> more)
A day in the atelier with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
Feb 23, 2010We all know the glamour of a successful designer's life comes at the price of much hard work but rarely do we experience a day in the life of these creative minds. Welcome to a video tour of Domenico and Stefano's atelier! (> more)
Putting British food back on the London map
Feb 17, 2010London is the next stop for the touring fashionistas of F/W 10; rather than focus on the quirky and cool new places (many) why not enjoy this fashion week in an altogether different way by showing a little appreciation for the often underrated British cuisine. (> more)
The 24th annual SXSW (South by Southwest) Music and Media conference kicked off this past week in Austin, Texas. The much-anticipated event draws in the best in music, technology, and film to Austin, Texas. Swide takes a look at this year’s SXSW Film Festival winner, “Tiny Furniture”.
Typically, the quality of lodging would be a lodger's main preoccupation rather than what's on the dinner plates. Gastrohotels are the newest craze in Spain that have hotel owners getting their hands a little dirty.
It is rather hard to imagine Terry Richardson shooting anyone without a number of clothes being taken off. Mariacarla is the latest to have fallen "victom" to the Richardson effect in this fleshy editorial.
No.451 in a limited series - For the girl who doesn’t mind a little attention now and then. Turning heads as she sashays past the crowd.
Out are last season's colour combinations and style cravings, in are surprisingly feminine masculine-inspired tailoring...
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.
R-Patz eat your heart out, there's a new vampire in town. He may not have your public school charm but as a former Ultimate Fighting Champion he could beat the entire Twilight cast in a fight. And he doesn't look half bad in a dark suit... Meet Andrei Arlovski, the new fighting gentleman.
How you start and end a day is everything. Swide looks at some of the newest gadgets for your home that will keep you smiling from sunrise to sunset.