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| Ms Ho was seen carrying the blue and white dinosaur motif pouch at the arrival ceremony at the White House South Lawn |
A blue, dinosaur-printed pouch,
carried by Ho Ching, the wife of Singapore's PM on a state visit to the
White House, has stolen the limelight.
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| Ms Ho originally faced much criticism online for her choice in outfit |
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 pouched 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.
She was seen carrying the pouch at the arrival ceremony at the White House South Lawn, where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama officially welcome Mr and Ms Ho to the US.
The pouch, which is sold on a platform run by the school to promote the talents of people with autism, has since sold out. Pathlight's principal, Linda Kho, said the school was unaware that Mrs Lee would be bringing the pouch to Washington, which she bought at a recent fundraising event.
"We were pleasantly surprised and honoured that she chose to bring this bag on her official visit. It gave such a great mileage for the artist on our Artist Development Programme (ADP)," she told the BBC.
"[She] is known to be very down to earth and practical and the fact that she carries a less than $20 Singapore dollars pouch to such a world stage event shows she is really confident and authentic."