We’ve learned a few things about Karl Lagerfeld during his press tour to promote his new Chanel exhibition, The Little Black Jacket, but the most surprising bit of news to surface has nothing to do with his photography or Chanel.
During an interview with WWD, Lagerfeld was asked about Choupette, his Siamese cat. He revealed that his cat has two personal maids and knows how to use an iPad (take that, Jinxy). Choupette now has her own Twitter account and frankly, the fashion world hasn’t been able to talk about much since.
Admittedly, I got caught up in all of this until I made my way to the Swiss Institute on Wooster Street today, to check out the exhibition in person. The entry way features a gigantic picture of Anna Wintour facing away from the camera in what else? A little black jacket. Inside the space, there are photographs of Kanye West, Olivier Theyskens, Lauren Hutton, Natalia Vodianova and many others, posing for The Kaiser in a Chanel creation.
It’s too bad they aren’t selling jackets on site. One can only imagine how many would be purchased on the spot. While I have yet to acquire my own little black Chanel jacket, I do have a little black Chanel purse. For now, it will have to be good enough.