Charles & Keith

2023 - 1 - 13

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S'pore teen, 17, mocked for saying Charles & Keith is 'luxury', meets ... (Mothership.sg)

Charles & Keith reached out to Zoe after seeing her TikTok clip explaining her family's financial situation and shutting down haters in the process who reacted ...

Charles & Keith was founded by siblings Charles and Keith Wong in 1996. Charles & Keith reached out to Zoe after seeing her TikTok clip explaining her family's financial situation and shutting down haters in the process who reacted negatively to her original video. This was followed by a tour of the Charles & Keith Singapore headquarters on Thursday. [for saying Charles & Keith constituted “luxury”](https://mothership.sg/2023/01/teen-shamed-charles-keith-luxury/), met the brand's founders, brothers Charles and Keith Wong. [invited Zoe Gabriel and her father to lunch](https://mothership.sg/2023/01/teen-tiktok-charles-keith-founders-invite-lunch/) on Wednesday, Jan. This was after Charles & Keith

Teen meets Charles & Keith founders after TikTok video on 'luxury ... (The Straits Times)

Zoe Gabriel and her father also toured the Charles & Keith headquarters. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“However, it is also heartening to witness those who have called out the ignorance of people who shamed this teenager. Zoe, 17, was mocked by some users after she uploaded a video to the social media platform on Sunday, thanking her father for her “first luxury bag” from the home-grown fashion brand. She told ST via e-mail that her family moved to Singapore from the Philippines in 2010. Other businesses are also plying her with gifts. Zoe posted about her visit, describing it as “fun”. They met Keith Wong, who is also the chief executive, and he shared more about the company with them.

17-yr-old Zoe Gabriel meets with Charles & Keith co-founder after ... (The Online Citizen SG)

SINGAPORE — Zoe Gabriel, a 17-year-old TikToker who was mocked online for calling Charles & Keith (C&K) a “luxury” brand, has met up with the co-founder of ...

Replying to @cressy i am so happy and grateful for you, that you can consider charles and keith not a luxury. My family didn’t have a lot.” a topic that makes me most uncomfortable to talk about, ” she said, “And that is because growing up, I did not have a lot. Writing in response to her Instagram post, C&K’s official Instagram account commented, “Thanks for visiting! She wrote, “We had such an amazing opportunity to visit @charleskeithofficial‘s headquarters, and learn more about the behind-the-scenes! thank you to everybody who has shown their support!!!

Charles & Keith Founders Have Lunch With Teen Girl Mocked For ... (SAYS)

"To you, an SGD80 bag may not be a luxury, [but] for me and my family it is a lot. And I was so grateful that my dad was able to get me one."

And I was so grateful that my dad was able to get me one," she added in the follow-up video, which has gone viral. "To you, an SGD80 bag may not be a luxury, [but] for me and my family it is a lot. "Our hearts really went out to Zoe, but we were so impressed with (how gracefully) she handled the situation, displaying wisdom far beyond her years, and values that resonated with us greatly. "That [a simple bread] was such a luxury to us when we first moved to Singapore. They implied that she was ignorant and should know better than to gush over something that's very cheap. And I was so grateful that my dad was able to get me one."

Teen & Father Meet Charles & Keith Founders, She Brings Viral ... (Must Share News)

The teen who went viral on TikTok for calling a Charles & Keith bag "luxury" visited the brand's HQ with her father & met with its founders.

However, they are unable to share them for now. Whatever those plans may be, we’re sure they’ll be exciting for Zoe. [Charles & Keith Founders Want To Meet Teen & Her Father Over Lunch, Let Them Tour Office HQ] Earlier this week, 17-year-old Zoe Gabriel was ridiculed for calling a Charles & Keith bag “luxury”. [Charles & Keith thanked](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnT-0ViB64F/c/17993170573629150/?hl=en) the pair for their visit and hoped they had a meaningful experience. [took to Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CnT-0ViB64F/?hl=en) to post about her visit to the Charles & Keith headquarters.

TikTok teen mocked for her 'luxury' Charles & Keith bag hopes ... (CNA)

The 17-year-old was ridiculed by some users after uploading a video on TikTok where she called a S$79.90 tote bag from local fashion retailer Charles ...

In the 30-second video, she thanked her father for gifting her her “first luxury bag” from local fashion retailer Charles & Keith and was seen unboxing a black double handle tote bag. The post has since garnered some 9 million views. Advertisement

Viral Pinay teen who got hate over her excitement for Charles ... (GMA News Online)

A Filipina teenager based in Singapore has gone viral for her classy response to haters who mocked her for calling "Charles & Keith" a luxury brand.

we had the chance to sit down with Keith and get to know their company a little better," she said. "I can't believe I got hate over a bag that I was so excited to have." To you an $80 bag may not be a luxury but for me and my family it is a lot," she said. "My family did not have a lot. She also thanked her dad for gifting it to her. "Every time we passed by a store my parents would just say next time, but next time would never come."