Dachser now also present in Malaysia Kempten/Kuala Lumpur

Dachser is continuing to pursue its worldwide expansion course and established a joint venture in Malaysia at the beginning of May. The services provided by Dachser Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. range from air and sea freight business to customs clearance and other logistics services. Via its new joint venture partner, the company is also able to offer special transports. It is planned in the short term to employ a staff of 15 for the joint venture between Dachser and the Malaysian entrepreneur Ah Seng Tan (holdings in Multitrans, Megalift). The head office and at the same time first branch office are located in Petaling Jaya, near the capital Kuala Lumpur. There are also plans to open a second branch office.

"In Malaysia we are now present in another Tiger State following Singapore and Thailand, enabling us to develop both international and inner-Asian freight services for the benefit of our customers,” stresses Thomas Reuter, managing director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics. With the new country organization Dachser is expanding its service portfolio in the Asian-Pacific basin. Reuter adds: “Thanks to years of experience and sound knowledge of the local markets, our joint venture partner provides access to established local contacts and in-depth knowledge from the word go”. CEO of Dachser Malaysia is Huned Gandhi, a former member of the Dachser India management team. He reports to Detlev Janik, chief regional director South/South-East Asia, who is based in Singapore.

Dachser is present in Asia with branch offices in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand and recently announced its growth strategy for the Dachser Air & Sea Logistics business field. The company aims to extend its presence to 220 locations in 49 countries by 2017. In 2011, the internationally operating logistics provider generated total revenue of EUR 4.3 billion. 21,000 staff working in 315 profit centres worldwide handled 49.3 million consignments weighing a total of 37.1 million tonnes.











Published: 08 May, 2012
http://www.footweartoday.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/1714/Dachser_now_also_present_in_Malaysia_Kempten_Kuala_Lumpur.html

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Farhi Change

Updated Tuesday May 8, 9.12am: Nicole Farhi has revealed Francois Steiner as its new interim CEO with immediate effect, following the departure of Niki Scordi late last week. Steiner - formerly managing director of Sonia Rykiel, CEO of Kenzo and president of Louis Vuitton Europe - said in a statement today that he is looking forward to the challenge. "I am thrilled to be working with Nicole, her team and Kelso Place to drive this business forward," he said today. "With the new flagship store and plans for UK and international expansion, this is a very exciting time for the brand." Updated Friday May 4, 9.03am: Nicole Farhi CEO Niki Scordi has resigned from her position, the brand announced this afternoon. The British-based label, which shows at London Fashion Week, was sold to private equity group Kelso Place Asset Management in January. "Over the past four years, we have reinforced the brand's position as an iconic British designer fashion house and launched new store concepts, international franchises and new product ranges," Niki Scordi said. "I wish the new owners, Kelso Place Asset


Management, success in the direction they wish to take the business for the future." "We want to thank Niki for her significant contribution to the business and wish her every success," Sion Kearsey, managing partner of new owner Kelso Place, added. "An announcement for the appointment of a new CEO will be made in due course." Updated Friday January 13, 11.12am: Nicole Farhi is on the cusp of a new wave of business expansion after private equity group Kelso Place Asset Management acquired a majority stake in the company. Kelso Place, which sold British luxury leather goods company Smythson in 2009, bought the stake from OpenGate Capital, which only acquired Farhi in 2010 for £5 million.

 As with the OpenGate buyout, Kelso Place will retain Nicole Farhi as creative director and Niki Scordi as chief executive for the next phase of the expansion. Kelso Place has pledged to invest up to £15 million in to the brand over the next five years as it expands - with a particular focus on Asian growth. "This is an international growth story," Sion Kearsey, managing partner of Kelso Place, told the Financial Times. "Nicole Farhi is well represented in the UK, and currently sells in 40 countries worldwide, but the opportunity is to deepen the penetration of the brand. We get on well with the management team, and we're all agreed on where the business should go."












 LAUREN MILLIGAN 08 May 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/01/13/nicole-farhi---kelso-place-new-investor-opengate-sold

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Who We Met

LAST night's Met Ball threw up a few sartorial surprises, as well as some more predictable choices - including plenty of guests celebrating one of the night's honourees - Miuccia Prada - by wearing Prada. Anna Wintour, Carey Mulligan, Jessica Biel, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eva Mendes, Diane Kruger, Kate Bosworth, Linda Evangelista, Mia Wasikowska, Grace Coddington, Milla Jovovich, Amber Valletta and Anne V among others chose dazzling dresses by the Italian label. Trend-wise, metallics were one of the night's biggest stories - showcased by stars including Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Karolina Kurkova and Camilla Belle, as well as some of the Prada lovelies - whilst stars from Rihanna and Gisele to Rosie

Huntington-Whiteley and Mary-Kate Olsen opted for simple, classic black. Voluminous feathered hems were the event's other big trend - with Beyoncé Knowles, Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Florence Welch and Leighton Meester all adopting the mermaid silhouette. Cameron Diaz lent her star power to Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge - first launched on VOGUE.COM in 2010 - by wearing a custom-made Stella McCartney gown, made in support of the GCC. Made from organic, certified silk adorned with glass beads and crystal chain, the dress is the latest GCC gown to be worn by a star other than Livia - following Meryl Streep's appearance at the 2012 Oscars in a bespoke Lanvin dress. "Yet again the GCC has been given a window on the supply chain and incredible technical processes involved in producing fashion at this level, and Stella McCartney has allowed us to influence this process," Livia Firth said. "Our next goal is to tackle the sourcing of embellishment materials.

Who knows, this time next year every attendee at the Met Ball might be in a complete GCC gown - that's my dream!" Meanwhile, British designer Christopher Kane spoke this morning about dressing actress Shailene Woodley. "Shailene is such a beautiful and talented actress," Kane told us this morning. "When I first met her, I felt she was right to dress. She has an amazing personality and admires my work. She loved my last autumn/winter show, especially the chainmail pieces so I adapted one of the dresses from the show to be floor-length to suit the occasion. It's a very dramatic and beautiful creation." A ticket to the event costs $25,000 (£15,500) and, if all the famous faces who attended had paid to attend, the Huffington Post reports today, it would have raised over $17.5 million (£10.8 million).










 LAUREN MILLIGAN 08 May 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/05/08/met-ball-dresses-2012---gisele-beyonce-rihanna

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Chanel: Beauty Tribute

CHANEL's seasonal fashion shows are not only highly-anticipated due to the beautiful clothes, covetable accessories and impressive model line-up - they are also known for the creative catwalk make-up. From autumn/winter 2012-13's jewelled brows to spring/summer 2004's turquoise smoky eyes and blue mascara - models at the Chanel shows have been sporting some of the most innovative beauty looks around.

From Dominique Moncourtois and Heidi Morawetz' reign to the appointment of Peter Philips as creative director of Chanel Make-Up in 2008, the fashion house has experimented with everything from heavy winged liner to strips of lace covering models' eyes, and each season sees a new and even more impressive interpretation of Karl Lagerfeld's unique message. Here we take a look back at Chanel's most innovative, extravagant and creative catwalk make-up over the years.










Lisa Niven 04 May 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2012/05/04/chanel-beauty-tribute-catwalk-make-up-pictures-retrospective

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Kirkwood’s Say

NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD has clarified his comments regarding the Duchess of Cambridge. Reports earlier this week suggested that the British shoe designer had criticised the royal's style - something he strongly denies. "The Duchess of Cambridge has had an important impact on the British fashion industry, both on the high fashion and high street," Kirkwood told us this morning. "Of course, there is nothing that I would like more than for her to wear my shoes. My comments have been taken out of context."

Describing himself as always having been "a bit of royalist", the designer - who was nominated for this year's BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund prize - is also showing his support for the British monarchy by launching a Jubilee-themed shoe. In other Kirkwood news, the designer opens his first New York flagship today - a move prompted by growing demand for his covetable shoes on US shores.





ELLA ALEXANDER 04 May 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/05/04/nicholas-kirkwood-duchess-of-cambridge-kate-princess

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Supermodel In Court

Updated Friday May 4, 9.03am: Linda Evangelista is set to testify in court in Manhattan today as she goes head to head with the father of her son Augustin over child support. The child's father - French billionaire PPR chief, Francois-Henri Pinault - took the stand yesterday, and admitted that he told the supermodel that he didn't want to raise the child with her, before ending the relationship after she decided to have the child anyway.

"She told me that if I didn't want to be involved in raising the kid or stay together and be parents together, she would understand," Pinault said. "I told her that . . . I will take my responsibility." When asked to explain why he hadn't paid Evangelista any child support for the first years of his now five-year-old son's life, Pinault was unrepentant. "She didn't ask and I didn't offer," he said, the New York Daily News reports. Evangelista - who is said to be worth around $8 million - has applied for $46,000 per month in child support to cover her son's expenses. Pinault is the heir to a $11.5 billion publishing fortune. Francois-Henri Pinault in court this week as they attempt to agree child support for their five-year-old son Augustin.

The case at a Manhattan family court is expected to last four days and, if the supermodel's request is granted, could see Evangelista leave with more than $1,500 (£925) a day - $807,000 (£500,000) a year - for full-time childcare, and armed guards for her son's protection. Lawyers familiar with the city's family court told the New York Daily News today that payments for child support are generally based on the cost of raising a child, rather than the parents' incomes - meaning that it seems unlikely that the $46,000 (£28,000) per month payout for Evangelista will be granted.









 LAUREN MILLIGAN 04 May 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/07/04/linda-evangelista-baby-father-pinault---salma-hayek-husband

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Kate Moss: Hair How-To

KATE MOSS was arguably a natural choice for Vogue's Going For Gold June 2012 cover, and so her hairstyle had to be just as iconic as the issue itself. "There were two camps. We were choosing between pulling her hair back really tightly and making it really sporty - since it's the Olympics issue - and having it really glamorous to show her as the British icon she is," Malcolm Edwards - who created the look - told us. "I was really keen to create a really iconic style, but I think [photographers] Mert and Marcus wanted it pulled back. Kate was all prepped so I said 'let's put her in the clothes and see', and luckily they went with the iconic look." And, with the supermodel's hair swept dramatically to one side in retro waves, it seems Edwards achieved his goal. "She looks amazing like that, really glamorous," he said. "She was really happy with it too, it looks much harder and younger swept to one side like that. Plus it shows off those cheekbones." Here, Edwards explains exactly how he created the look: - I used all L'Oréal Professionnel products - starting with Tecni Art Volume Lift Spray Mousse at the roots, then drenching the hair in Tecni Art Pli.

Parting really low on one side added extra drama. - I then applied the Texture Expert Smooth Essence for a lovely sleek look - Kate's hair is knackered and fried and this brings it back to life - before blow-drying the hair with a round barrel brush for a smooth quality. - Still blow-drying, I created volume and movement by using a vent brush to move the hair away from the face. - Next I applied Tecni Art Constructor all over. Using a medium-sized curling iron, I began to reverse-tong the hair. This basically involves dividing the hair into sections and - starting at the parting - using the tong over the top of the first section, and then underneath the second. This creates a real Hollywood wave. If you had really natural waves like Gisele you'd be able to tong the hair in the same direction, but for fine hair like Kate's the reverse-curling works well to create movement. - Afterwards it was important to let the hair cool, clipping each section up onto the head. This is one of the most important things about styling hair - letting it cool and set so that it lasts longer. - Then I brushed the waves out, section by section, finishing with a bit of serum and Air Fix Firm Hold Spray. You could also use a fine metal comb if you wanted to, to create tension and make the look even fresher and younger. Lisa Niven











May 03,2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2012/05/03/kate-moss-cover-june-2012-hairstyle-malcolm-edwards

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Queen Of Diamonds

THIS summer, in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, some of the royal family's most precious diamond jewellery is set to go on display at Buckingham Palace. Following the enormously successful exhibition of the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress at last year's Buckingham Palace Summer Opening, the exhibition will see pieces such as the coronation necklace worn by Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) and the current monarch displayed for the public. As well as jewels from the Queen's personal collection, there will also be pieces that she has acquired from previous monarchs. Particular highlights include a miniature crown worn by Queen Victoria - the only monarch aside from the current Queen to have reigned for 60 years or more - for her official Diamond Jubilee portrait in 1897.








LISA NIVEN 30 April 2012
http://www.vogue.co.uk/jewellery/news/2012/04/30/diamonds-a-jubilee-celebration-summer-opening-buckingham-palace

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