Turkey...so much more than a bird

I survived it, my first work trip!

I flew to Turkey Monday night to put my SS10 range into work, available in your local House of Fraser store as of January!

It's actually not my first work trip officially, I went to Denmark as an Assistant Buyer for one of my Jack and Jones selections and also been to the Bread and Butter trade show but this is my first official trip as a Buyer...happy days!

Thought it might be quite nice to record my trips on this here blog, so in a years time I can look back and smile...thinking about the days when I enjoyed travelling for work (I hear you get tired of it quite quickly). This might be true but I am going to make the most of the experience one plane journey at a time.

So Turkey...did I get to visit the magnificent Blue Mosque? No...did I get a change to soak up the sun and embrace the culture? No...I was there for 3 days, 3 long days. Mornings started early and the days involved being driven from one factories office to another trying to put together a range and find suitable fabrics...I paint a dull picture, it was actually really fun. It was great to be there, ask for a print to be altered and then see a sample within a matter of hours (we call these strike-offs in the "high flying business of fashion" dontcha know). I can't believe I am going to say this, but another highlight was when the YKK zip representatives (have a look...I bet you're wearing a YKK zip right now) visited us, we could instantly choose colours, and after a quick phone call to their factory, voila, somewhere in Turkey a zip, our zip was being produced.

Our agents in Turkey really looked after us. Starbucks in the morning (oh yes!), lunches, entry to private members bars to watch the footy (Manchester United were staying in the same hotel as us!), dinners...a very friendly team, in fact the majority of the Turkish people that we met were friendly people, very hospitable.

I flew back yesterday evening, slept in London last night and I am currently sat on a train to Devon for a mini holiday with my family, (when I say mini I mean one night), then on to Essex to see more family, then back to London and off to New York next Friday for another work trip (update to come)...I'm back in Turkey beginning of October to put another range into work...I think my cousin was right when she called me a gypsy the other day...I prefer "Traveller".