REAL Housewives fans have called Bethenny Frankel’s recent behavior completely tone-deaf.
The 53-year-old reality star criticized Chanel for denying her entry to the store and claimed it was because of her appearance.
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Bethenny chronicled her shopping experience on Instagram, explaining how she first tried to walk in in a t-shirt and then again in a flirty ensemble.
The Real Housewives of New York City alum said she was in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon and tried to shop at Chanel but wasn’t allowed inside.
She was dressed casually in a white t-shirt as she had just gotten off the plane.
In a video posted to her social media, Bethenny said the store’s security guard opened the door slightly to ask if she had an appointment and then turned her away when she revealed she didn’t.
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She said she felt “treated like an intruder” and was surprised she couldn’t just walk into the store.
“I could easily call one of my sellers and get on this list,” she wrote in the caption. “It does not matter. I came straight off the plane in a sweaty t-shirt and I didn’t look dressed up or rich.”
Timeline of Bethenny Frankel’s Chanel Experience
Real Housewives of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel posted online about her disturbing experience trying to shop at a Chanel store in Chicago last week.
On Tuesday, Bethenny claimed she tried to enter a Chanel store in Chicago but was denied entry.
She said it was because she didn’t have an appointment, but suggested it was because she was wearing a sweaty t-shirt.
The next day, she changed into a chic black dress and high heels and went back to the store.
She was allowed in, but left quickly as the whole thing was simply an experiment she was conducting.
Bethenny then shopped at non-Chanel stores and recreated an iconic scene from Pretty Woman to accuse Chanel of making a mistake by not originally letting her in.
“There are many ways to convey a message and this way was rude, elitist and exclusionary, which is also a crime,” Bethenny continued. “In business, first impressions are lasting.”
“I would never want anyone to feel inferior, especially coming from a luxury brand that makes billions from people buying into the hype,” she added.
BETHENNY’S EXPERIMENT
The next day, Bethenny took a “field trip” back to the store, dressed in couture, to see if she would be treated differently.
“If they let me in because of the way I look, Christmas will be cancelled,” she teased in a video during her car ride to the store.
The video then cut to Bethenny walking down the street in her black dress and high heels before arriving at the store and the security guard letting her inside.
Upon entering, she immediately turned and left.
“No problem today,” Bethenny said to the camera.
“It’s important to mention that the three gentlemen outside (not present yesterday) were lovely,” she added in the caption.
The 44-year-old star posted a clip of herself with shopping bags from non-Chanel stores as she recreated the iconic scene from Pretty Woman after Julia Roberts’ character was blocked from entering a luxury store.
“BIG MISTAKE… BIG. HUGE,” she captioned a photo of her with all the shopping bags, continuing to reference the scene from the film.
Fans criticized the RHONY alum for acting tone deaf and selfish by posting numerous videos and photos about this experience.
FAN FURY
“Wow. You’re really going to beat this to death, huh?” an angry follower asked.
“Make an appointment that everyone does,” a second Instagram user told her.
“I love you, but in this economy, being upset, you got rejected by Chanel, guess what?” A third follower said. “I’m waiting for my 19-year-old son to undergo chemotherapy. Control yourself.
“We’re trying to buy food,” another told her. “Is this your biggest problem?”
One fan called Bethenny “entitled,” while another told the RHONY alum that her “complaints are ridiculous” and told her to look around her to see what other people are dealing with.
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