Ho Ching, Wife of Singapore's PM, Brings $11 Bag Made by a Student with Autism to White House

[romanigypsyeyes]

Here’s my occasional dose of happiness for my fellow CCers:

Priced at just $11 (£8), the pouch was designed by a Singaporean student at Pathlight, the country’s first autism-focused school.

PM Lee Hsien Loong and Ms Ho have been in Washington since Monday.

Initially, Ms Ho’s choice of accessories was met with some criticism online.

But, once it was discovered to have been designed by 19-year-old Seetoh Sheng Jie of Pathlight, sales of the pouch jumped.

The school typically sells 200 pouches in four months, but sold 200 within a day after images of Ms Ho were shared widely, the school told the BBC.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36972207

[TatinG]

Good for her.

[raclut]

I read about this. It was nice of her to carry that pouch. I don’t know why it was met with criticism.

[romanigypsyeyes]

I read about this. It was nice of her to carry that pouch. I don’t know why it was met with criticism.

The criticism was that it was “ugly.” We’re a fashion obsessed culture so some base their comments on appearances and not, you know, actual substance.

[PrimeMeridian]

Kudos to her! :-bd

[busdriver11]

I think the pouch is lovely, can’t see why anyone would criticize it. And if Mrs. O can wear that large, ugly yellow dress, who would notice a pouch?