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As much as we NKD ladies confess it would be rather lovely marrying a bona fide Prince, we don't envy Kate the inevitable comparisons to Diana, Princess of Wales and THAT wedding dress.

But while stylists around the world aspire to kit out Kate for the 2011 Royal Wedding, our focus is firmly on Middleton's man. Prince William's more conservative approach to clothes might leave us a tad cold but he does look rather dashing in his RAF uniform. However, here's a faux pas his fashion conscious fiance may not forgive - an ill fitting, doubled breasted polyester suit on the second to the throne, surely not?

Fear not, this is of course the Wills & Harry waxwork from Madame Tussauds in London. Friend of NKD and sales specialist Wendy Nisbet of Kernis Communications thought of us when she clapped eyes on this terrible tailoring.

Perhaps the Princes would benefit from a NKD makeover, we'd certainly welcome a call from the Tussauds' team to support their suiting needs.

Yikes, it’s been ages since my last blog; so much has happened at NKD Towers of recent it’s difficult to know where to begin. The team had been stuck down by a mystery illness which floored me for about 5 days solid. Most unlike me I must admit but thankfully we are all feeling a lot healthier now!
In between feeling ill I’ve had a couple of fabulous days talking! Yes that’s right talking! It’s one of my favourite things to do. Zander commonly refers to me as Gill Eastgate ‘chatty b**ch’ and how true that is!
My ‘Chatty Tour’ began at the beginning of October at the wonderful Gleneagles Hotel. I had been invited to talk at the Inspire Change Enterprise Day which was an event run by the Junior Chamber International. As the proud winner of the Creative Young Entrepreneur 2009 I was delighted to talk about how winning awards has helped to transform our business and the added value award winning brings to me, my team, my clients and my business as a whole.
Later that same month I spoke at the Edinburgh Businesswomen’s Club (ESBC) where I gave a very honest and candid account highlighting the mistakes I’ve made in business! Whilst it’s great to hear the success stories of various business people I really enjoy hearing about mistakes people made and the lessons they learnt from them so decided that was the angle I would take for this particular talk! It was a really great night with a fantastic group of local ladies. I also want to thank the ESBC for their very kind donation which I have put towards a charity which means so much to me – the British Heart Foundation. Those of you who know me well know that I lost my beloved dad to a heart attack only 7 months after setting up NKD Clothing, so again a massive thank you to ESBC for your kindness.
My ‘Chatty Tour’ culminated today with my participation at the RBS Women in Business event at Gogarburn which was held today to support Women’s Enterprise Day. I was asked to join their ‘Expert Panel’ and enjoyed a very heated debate! Great to see so many familiar faces and meet some new really inspiring entrepreneurs!
Tomorrow brings the end to a very busy and stress fuelled week at NKD, my head is full of things which need to get done and a quick glance at my inbox shows 81 unread messages in my inbox! Ah well at least it’s Friday!

The Casa team are today donning their NKD uniforms with pride ahead of the hotel's November launch. It's the first of it's kind in Chesterfield, offering 4 star luxury accommodation with a difference! The mix use development will house a premium hotel as well as the headquarters for Global Brands owner Steve Perez's successful drinks company.

A subtle spanish theme runs throughout and staying true to it's name, the hotel aims to create a welcoming atmosphere. The uniforms also effectively communicate this sense of warmth & luxury with an exotic twist. Even Casa's Cocina restaurant screams decadence with Gordon Ramsay trained chef Martin Rushton at the helm.

We wish the team all the very best with the upcoming launch & look forward to the continued success of our partnership!

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