David Gandy - Swide.com Interview

An interview with David Gandy - one of the world's leading male models and face of Dolce & Gabanna - on the backstage at the FW10 Dolce & Gabbana catwalk show.

David Gandy: becoming a Gentleman

February 13, 2012 - In an interview with Swide, David Gandy talks about his life and reveals to his fans that he is not only the best on the runway, but he is a real gentleman with a big heart off it, too.

David Gandy - Vogue.com Interview

December 5, 2011 - David Gandy speaks to Vogue.com UK during the 'Online Fashion Week' about his life, career and future ambitions from the London Eye.

David Gandy's Spicy Interview

September 7, 2011 - Dolce & Gabbana's columnist Mondo Trasho has asked the questions that we have always wanted to ask David Gandy. She doesn't want to know about his favorite color, where he grew up or what he likes to eat when he is relaxing, no no. She is far more interested in what goes on between the sheets... and aren't we all?
THANK YOU, Mondo Trasho!

David Gandy on Jonathan Ross - April 30, 2010

He's drop dead gorgeous, funny and seems to be an overall nice guy. Purrrrfection in human form! Need I say more? ;-)

David Gandy - Away We Stay - W London Leicester Square Premiere

Starring Helena Christensen, David Gandy & W London.

W London lifts the figurative lense cap off of a fictitious guest Alex Worthington. Shot on location in Leicester Square "Away We Stay" written and directed by Edoardo Ponti, is a romantic tale of love, life and the choices we make in the middle...

Review: "Annabelle's Courtship" by Lucy Monroe

Annabelle's Courtship by Lucy Monroe

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Hmmm, this was an OK read... I guess. I mean, I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either, and that's the best thing I can say about it.

Scottish Laird Ian Mackay, Earl of Graenfrae, needs to get married - to an Englishwoman, blast it all! - in order to claim his stepfather's inheritance. As he's been betrayed by love before - of course, what else is new here? - Ian decides to search for a suitable bride in a "rational" way and makes a list with the qualities he expects to find in his future wife: she must be plain looking (because beauty is deceiving), modestly dowered (because wealthy means spoiled), older (meaning she'll be biddable and accepting of his proposal) and practical (because he doesn't have time to cater to the romantic needs of a woman). So off he goes to London...

As soon as Ian sets his eyes on Lady Annabelle, he knows she's the one: plain looking, modestly dowered, a 24-year-old spinster on the shelf and seemingly practical. Annabelle is attracted to Ian at 1st sight and fancies herself finding love at last, but after hearing him list the reasons why he's chosen her to be his wife, she's rightly offended and refuses him on the spot. Obviously, Ian doesn't take no for an answer and hence begins his courtship of Annabelle...

The premise of this book isn't new in Romancelandia, so I wasn't expected anything out of this world. Whether I enjoyed it or not, it would all depend on the author's skills to make the battle of wills between Ian and Annabelle interesting and entertaining. Funny banter, witty remarks, sizzling sexual tension, lots could be done here. Unfortunately, I got almost nothing of that. Ian was sweet (in that overbearing way that's Scottish heroes' trademark), Annabelle was nice but had a penchant for putting herself in danger that bordered on TSTL territory, the villain was a one-dimensional loony that wouldn't scare a child and the other secondary characters were OK but not remarkable. The pace of the story was slow and no real conflict hampered Ian and Annabelle's relationship. I don't need angst to enjoy a book, but at least give me something to make my heart skip a beat!

That said, I must point out what I liked about this book. Despite his past, Ian never jumped to the wrong conclusions about Annabelle's faithfulness, even though he found her in a compromising situation more than once. On her part, Annabelle wasn't that secure, but I liked the way she didn't shy away from confronting Ian and letting him know how she felt. This is one couple I'm sure will never fall on the traps of a Big Misunderstanding, and that's a big win in Romancelandia.

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A shot in the making: Dolce&Gabbana's men's SS10 campaign - Part 3

The final installment in the video series that show you how a campaign shot comes into life. In sharp Dolce&Gabbana suits with just the right amount of sparkle, models Adam Senn, David Gandy, Noah Mills and Sam Webb act out the most dramatic scene of the shoot. As a sign of respect, Sam Webb repeatedly kisses Adam Senn's hand in hopes the gesture comes to be accepted.

A shot in the making: Dolce&Gabbana's men's SS10 campaign - Part 2

Back with the second episode of the insightful video series that show how campaigns are born. Set outside the fictional Sicilian home. The boys, David Gandy, Noah Mills, Adam Senn and Sam Webb have some interesting encounters with water and grapes. The grape starts from being a delicacy to a weapon. In between takes, water is being poured, muscles are being flexed, and laughters are being contained.

A shot in the making: Dolce&Gabbana's men's SS10 campaign - Part 1

The first in an insightful video series that show how campaigns are born. Watch Domenico Dolce give last minute creative direction to model, Adam Senn. While Adam's trying not be defeated, fellow model counterparts Sam Webb, Noah Mills, and David Gandy encourage him not to give up. Adam Senn proves he can most definitely nail method acting with thanks to super-coach Susan Batson.

David Gandy - Dolce&Gabbana's 2008 Underwear

I thought it would be fun to have a quick break from book reviews and enjoy some eye candy, so how about watching yummilicious David Gandy modeling D&G's 2008 underwear range?

The film, by Mariano Vivanco, was filmed on location in Milan and London. Absolutely purrfect, don't you agree? *sighs*

Review: "Riding the Storm" by Sydney Croft

Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Wow! How many sex scenes can an author - or in this case, authors - cram into a book? A lot, apparently. I didn't keep track of them, but I'm willing to bet this book has more sex scenes than chapters. And that's why I'm shelving it as an "erotica-romantica" read even though it isn't officially labeled as that.

I don't know what to say here... I loved the concept of a sexed-up version of the X-Men (one of my favorite comics), but the final result disappointed me. Besides the too-much-sex factor I've already mentioned above, I didn't like the way the side stories - and there were 2 of them! - interrupted the flow of the main story between Remy and Haley. I had no problem following the 3 stories, but I didn't care for the way they were written. I thought they all would somehow come together and "connect the dots" in the end, but that didn't happen and I was left thinking that Remy and Haley had been shortchanged. As it was, they didn't have enough pages to convince me that there was more than amazing sexual chemistry between them.

I'll give the next book in the series a try because I really like the series' concept and I know that the 1st book in a series can be hampered by the authors' need to "set the stage", so to speak. I won't be running to do it, though.

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