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5 ideas to taste Paris during Fashion Week
By Emanuele Lavizzari. Paris Fashion Week runs from February 28th and in order not to get lost in the most popular tourist destination in the world, Swide suggests 5 cute places to discover the real vie parisienne (Parisian life).
| Feb 29, 2012 | Life > Travel
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An education: The Vogue Festival 2012
Fashion is not an exact science, but the leaders of the industry can teach you as much about their art as a medical symposium can teach you about medicine.
| Feb 21, 2012 | Life > Travel
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The ambiguous and risqué history of the Venetian Carnival
The Venetian Carnival originates from an ancient line of celebrations. Originally a pagan festival to celebrate the passing from winter to spring, the carnival later became linked to the religious calendar and Lent. In an effort to let loose before the time of restraint and pondering of the 40 days in the run up to Easter, Christian communities adopted the pagan revelries to serve their faith.
| Feb 17, 2012 | Life > Travel
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Antonia Sautter, the Queen of Venice Carnival
It’s Carnival: a parallel universe where flamboyant gorgeous dresses dance through a dream made of music, storytelling, theatre and lavish cuisine comes alive in Venice thanks to Antonia Sautter’s creativity. As adults it’s easy to forget our inner child, but dressing-up is still one of the best ways to find it again.
| Feb 15, 2012 | Life > Travel
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5 alternatives to roses for Valentine’s
A dozen long stemmed red roses is a thoughtful and appreciated gift. But for the more adventurous lovers out there, why not shop around for a more exotic bunch?
| Feb 14, 2012 | Life > Travel
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5 things to do in New York during fashion week #NYFW
New York Fashion Week is on from February 9th: here are 5 Swide tips on how to take a break between one fashion show and the next.
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#MFW – Natasha Slater shares her favourite places in Milan
Swide have teamed up with the Milano scene guru, Natasha Slater, to make sure that you are in know when it comes to Milan Fashion Week; whether it is where to meet, greet or eat, we’ve got it covered.
| Feb 23, 2012 | Life > Travel
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5 things to do in Milan during Fashion Week #MFW
Milan Fashion Week is on from February 22nd: here are 5 Swide tips on how to fully enjoy the city between one fashion show and the next
| Feb 21, 2012 | Life > Travel
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Carnival: a remnant of the glories of Venice
Adopted, in one form or another, by almost every culture in the world the celebration of Carnival has become a global event, the celebration in Rio de Janeiro is officially the world’s biggest party. But the real home of Carnival has always been Venice.
| Feb 15, 2012 | Life > Travel
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Keeping it Simple - 5 things for London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week commences on Friday 17 and, for all of you who’ll be heading to the big smoke to flash your fashion fancies, Swide has put together a 5 suggestions for you. After all, we don’t want you waiting around between shows or, more importantly, getting caught in the notorious English weather.
| Feb 15, 2012 | Life > Travel
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Swide's suggestions for London Lovers
Over the next few months, Luxury London will be bringing you a mini-series and presenting a personal London guide that can be referenced any time you visit this wondrous city.
| Feb 13, 2012 | Life > Travel
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Dolce & Gabbana take Berlin – 5 of the best
Berlin is the city that looks and feels like the capital of Europe. An old world history supports the modern avant-garde of contemporary art, fashion, theatre and performing arts. On the occasion of the opening the Dolce&Gabbana boutique, Swide has picked 5 places you can’t miss while visiting Berlin, the city where past and future converge.
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The ‘Sport of Kings’ provides some of the best all day entertainment in the world. It’s where fashion, sport, the super rich, rural tradition and of course, horses all merge in an adrenaline and champagne-fuelled spectacle that really gets the heart pumping. Swide picks for you the top 5 horse races in the world.
Canadian Ben Johnson won the gold medal in the 100m final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics with an awesome display of power with a world record time of 9.79 seconds. However three days later his urine sample tested positive for a banned substance and was stripped of his medal and record. Johnson was sent home in disgrace, but that wasn’t the end to the Johnson story.
Moto Guzzi are lining up their latest reboot of their best-selling series with the California 1400. It’s a bit of a departure form the cruiser look of previous models with a more vintage Art Nouveau style.
Known for being quite the straight faced beauty on the red carpet, Kristen Stewart was the one making us smile when she revealed details about when she stripped off with Garrett Hedlund on the set of ‘On The Road’ and how shock was replaced by being at ease…
Graceful like the women he depicted and powerful like the stories he recounted through his works, Botticelli is among the Renaissance men who changed the world forever.
When I was a child, my parents used to take me to a little village, where we would have almond “granita” and collect fresh water form a little drinking fountain, afterwards. This little place is called Scopello and it was time for me to return to my childhood and explore as an adult.
The scenario is…you are only in London for 24hrs. This doesn’t have to mean being stuck in your hotel wanting but not knowing what to do. Enlightened travellers continually ask the question - What would a Londoner do? Have no fear Luxury London is here…
There’s no need to go far afield to exotic locations to find adventure. In recent years adventures have been rediscovering urban winders right on our very doorsteps. Urban Exploration, known also as Urbex or UE, is an (often illegal) activity that explores unseen or unknown sights in the urban environment.