CHARLES & KEITH news and archive

Charles & Keith launches 'Designer in Residence' project

Singapore-based footwear and accessories label Charles & Keith has launched its first-ever 'Designer in Residence' to support emerging fashion creatives. The pilot programme has been developed to offer emerging fashion talent a platform “to showcase their designs and contribute to the evolution of the fashion industry”. The inaugural partnership...

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Charles & Keith launches new brand identity

Singapore-based footwear and accessories label Charles & Keith has unveiled a new brand identity, including a new reiteration of its logo and its first-ever emblem and monogram, which will be featured in its collections from spring 2024. The new visual branding will be showcased across retail, communications and packaging touchpoints, as well as...

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Charles & Keith launches capsule collection with Henn Kim

Singapore-based footwear and accessories label Charles & Keith has teamed up with visual artist Henn Kim, renowned for her surrealist black and white drawings on a capsule collection. The four-piece all-black ‘Heart is Every Where’ capsule collection is inspired by Kim’s desire for the products to be worn anywhere and everywhere and “for each...

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Charles & Keith taps virtual K-pop artist for The Sandbox virtual world

Footwear and accessories brand Charles & Keith is expanding its presence in the metaverse world, with its first virtual world, CharlesKeithHaus, on The Sandbox platform and has tapped virtual K-pop artist Apoki to appear. The virtual world is modelled after the retailer’s spring/summer 2023 campaign ‘State of Play’ and is curated to reflect the...

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Charles & Keith teams up with Parisian label Both

Charles & Keith has teamed up with Paris-based independent footwear brand Both on an exclusive capsule collection. Both, known for its unique use of rubber in its designs, have collaborated with Charles & Keith on a coordinated footwear and handbag collection inspired by 90’s punk and urban-chic streetwear aesthetics. The collection takes a...

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Charles & Keith name K-Pop group as new brand ambassador

Singapore-based footwear and accessories label Charles & Keith has named K-Pop group Itzy as its newest global brand ambassador. Girl group Itzy, known for breakout anthems, including ‘Dalla Dalla’ and ‘Icy’, scored one of the biggest Billboard debuts for a new K-pop act when they broke into the scene in 2019 and have since bagged multiple hit...

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Charles & Keith unveils capsule collection with Coco Capitán

Footwear and accessories brand Charles & Keith has launched an exclusive capsule collection with Spanish-born artist Coco Capitán, known for her poetic musings and artwork. The all-black ‘Coco Capitán x Charles & Keith’ collection aims to offer wearable art in the form of a pair of loafers and a handbag, which explore the complex emotions that...

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Charles & Keith opens debut pop-up in New York

Footwear and accessories brand Charles & Keith has expanded its global footprint into the US with its first-ever pop-up at the multi-brand space Showfields in New York City. The pop-up will run until September 19 and marks the first time that shoppers in the US will be able to physically browse Charles & Keith’s products. Previously, US...

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Charles & Keith to accept cryptocurrency and joins Metaverse Fashion Week

Footwear, handbag, and accessories label Charles & Keith has confirmed that it will accept cryptocurrency as a transaction mode on its e-commerce site, as it joins the line-up for Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week. Charles & Keith has partnered with TripleA, a crypto payments platform licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and...

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Brands celebrate International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual event marked on March 8 that celebrates the achievements of women, while also highlighting the continued struggles for gender equality. Each year, IWD selects a new theme, and for 2022 it is #BreakTheBias recognising how frequently women are negatively impacted by gender bias and is encouraging...

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Charles & Keith collaborates with Shushu/Tong

Footwear and accessories brand Charles & Keith has unveiled a limited-edition capsule collection with emerging Shanghai-based subversive label Shushu/Tong for spring 2022. The independent womenswear label Shushu/Tong was launched in 2015 by friends Liushu Lei and Yutong Jiang, both graduates from London College of Fashion. The brand has quickly...

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Charles & Keith name first-ever global brand ambassador

Footwear, handbag and accessories brand Charles & Keith has named actress and singer Krystal as its first-ever global brand ambassador. In a statement, Charles & Keith said Krystal, who was a member of the K-pop girl group f(x), was chosen for her “keen sense of fashion” and for being the “embodiment of the modern-day woman, who strives to be...