Showing posts with label NKD Bespoke Corporate Clothing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NKD Bespoke Corporate Clothing. Show all posts
Thursday, 2 December 2010
It's snow joke!
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Posted by
Stephanie Yapp
While it may be pretty and may also be spreading some early festive cheer for children up and down the country, for those trying to work through the wintery weather this week's been a real slog.
We'd love to say it's business as normal at NKD but even our dedicated team has been halved thanks to the snow and while we're doing all we can to keep productivity and morale high, we're really up against the elements here in Edinburgh.
With blocked roads, trains suspended, airports and factories closed and our dispatches on hold at depots we're finding it difficult to fulfil orders much to our frustration! With winter comes snow, but it's arrival is always met with surprise. Worse than that, it's almost as though there's nothing else to talk about, certainly not much in the way of business. But while this usually only lasts for the first few days, it doesn't seem as though the end is in sight this December with more snow and freezing temperatures forecast for the next couple of weeks.
As the government orders an urgent audit of the countries snow-readiness in the face of severe disruption we'd love to know how (if at all) the snow is effecting your business?
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Hotel Uniforms Through The Years
NKD were delighted to feature in Company Clothing Magazine's October Showcase. The piece documents the changes in hotel uniforms over the last two decades.
We chose to show Fraser Suites Edinburgh as the front of house uniforms demonstrate just the right mix of bespoke design and stock supported corporatewear, thus offering our client a premium uniform range that is both stylish and affordable.
The classic black suiting is given a modern twist with warm grey shirts and blouses. And through the clever use of accent coloured ties and scarves the look offers not only effortless sophistication but the power to enhance the Frasers brand.
Our collaboration with Fraser Suites proved to be a winning combination with both parties being recognised by an industry accolade in the corporatewear category of the Business Manager Awards in April 2010.
We'd love to know what you think about the evolution of hotel uniforms over the years - check out the NKD news pages or to see the showcase in full click here.
Monday, 1 November 2010
The nights are fair drawing in
Winter may be approaching but we have something to brighten up your November! With FREE DELIVERY on orders received before 22.11.10, it's even easier to make sure your staff sparkle this Christmas (and beyond!).
Monday, 20 September 2010
Cheap but not so cheerful
Could cheap clothes be given the cold shoulder this winter? Devastating floods in Pakistan - one of the world's largest cotton producers - and fears over this year's crop in China have sent cotton prices surging to 15-year highs in recent weeks and warmer fabrics such as wool and cashmere are also increasingly blended with cotton.
At NKD, we're already feeling the pinch, with many of our garment suppliers driving up prices in line with higher cotton costs. To further complicate matters, the cotton shortage comes at time when production possibilities are also in decline. Many factories in the Middle East have closed their doors driving demand to China, but demand is overtaking supply, creating a bottle neck, causing headaches for garment makers like ourselves and our suppliers.
We have always endeavoured to support the textile industry in the UK, with two of our major manufacturers only a short car journey away, our clients benefit from shorter lead times and premium garments. Our participation at Premiere Vision earlier this month established fantastic fabric and production possibilities in Europe and our mission to increase this portfolio and create a comprehensive library of NKD fabrics and patterns continues with a trip to Portugal next week.
Retail experts forecast clothing inflation in the UK will hit a new 24 year high in 2010, meaning retailers take a hit on profits, or more likely put up their prices. While we admire catwalks brimming with couture at London Fashion Week, could we actually be about to witness the end of fast fashion? Let us know what you think about changes in the clothing market?
Monday, 13 September 2010
Monday Monday...
Alister papped with the stunning Nicola Mimnagh as she leaves the NKD photoshoot..and a rainy one at that, but it's not dampened our spirits in fact the week is looking bright despite the gloomy weather forecast.
While a rather manic Monday has ensued (4 new enquiries, 3 of which were pre 10am), I find myself feeling a tad distracted as I eagerly anticipate the arrival of the proofs from last week's photoshoot. Anna will be popping in with them this week and once we've done the very hard job of whittling them down to our favourite few I'll be straight down our local print shop so we can adorn the walls of NKD Towers with some fab new pics, as well as the pages of our portfolio and of course watch out for the updates to our website gallery. Having already had a sneaky peak at the shots I'm very excited to see the product of what was an absolutely fantastic day at Dakota Forthbridge. We were truly blown away by the staff at Dakota, nothing was too much trouble - between offering us access to our room a day early so we could set up several rails of clothes in advance of the shoot, concierge Alister (as pictured) chauffeuring our models around and Laura looking after our every need throughout the day - the whole team went the extra mile, so thanks again guys!
While Nicola has firmly become the face of NKD and ultimately a friend to the business, Fred Szkoda donned our designs for the first time last week. He, like Nicola was a joy to work with - the pair of them made it look very easy but then I guess that's when you know you're working with true professionals. I think it's safe to say Freddie was pretty impressed with our innovative approach to corporatewear. He seemed relieved to realise that this particular gig involved him wearing some pretty trendy threads opposed to the shiny polyester suiting he had envisaged. We do very much enjoy dispelling the myth that corporate clothing can't also be desirable - in fact I'm expecting a call from Freddie any day now as he greatly admired one of our blazers!
Our photoshoot ran AHEAD of schedule last week (anyone whose been on a shoot will know just how unheard of that is) allowing us to capture some fun and may I say sexy shots which we'll be keeping under wraps for the moment - watch this space, I can assure you it will be worth the wait!
Last but by no means least, I want to thank 'wee Sarah' from our design department for all her hard work cataloguing the garments for the shoot. While it was of course a massive team effort, Sarah in particular worked extremely hard to ensure we maximised our time on the day - Sarah you're a star!
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