Picking up the custom-made coat!

Back to the Shanghai Shi Liu Pu Fabric Market

February 4, 2010

We went back to visit Sun and Lu Ling to pick up my coat, Cheryl's rain coat, Jean's rain coat and Mike's 7 tailored shirts. We were hoping to get out of the office by 4pm today so we didn't have to rush to get across the river to Puxi (Pu-shee).

By the time we got out of our meeting with Winnie, the VP of Talent Development, Greater China (the person who brought us over to work on this project ...) it was 3:30pm and we had a few things we needed to brush up on our presentation before she could pass it on to our EVP in London. She gave us GREAT kudos on the work we've accomplished in the last two weeks and she loved all of our recommendations! Weee!

Winnie was also SO sweet, as a thank you for our help on the project - she bought each of us a very traditional tea set from the Porcelain City (in the Jingdezhen province / south east China). It has been known by this name ever since the Song Dynasty with a history of making porcelain items for over 1700 years (around 300 AD)

We got out of the office by 5:10pm and had to get across the river before the market closed at 6pm! We grabbed a taxi and he took us to the spun market (a fabric market ... but not OUR fabric market!) So, I showed him Sun's business card again ... and he was not too happy with us! I just knew we were not in the right place when we were going down some very UN-familiar roads!!

We finally made it to the right place at 5:40pm. Two girls were about to jump in our cab - and THANKFULLY they spoke English so we asked them to ask the taxi if he would stay and wait for us for 10 minutes while we were inside - then take us back to our hotel. She explained and he agreed. YAY!!

We picked up my coat and Jean's coat. Cheryl needed a minor alteration on the buttons ... and Mike's shirts were not done - so Julie & Cheryl will need to pick them up this weekend instead. No rush, since CK, the guy who was going to take them back to Singapore - is going to Tokyo instead tomorrow. So, we'll just have to ship Jean & Mike's stuff to the office.

I've attached a couple of photos ... fun pink cashmere coat, with a leopard lining! All hand picked and made just for me. It's a one of a kind (how cool is that??)