Karl Lagerfeld was a revered and influential fashion designer before his death at the age of 85, but he was also a devoted cat owner. His pet Choupette, seven, travelled around the world with him and became famous in her own right, with hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. https://t.co/TiEVJ73uRL pic.twitter.com/TG6rOgJTnO— Choupette Lagerfeld (@ChoupettesDiary) February 19, 2019Lagerfeld previously told US magazine People that he got the cat after he was asked to take care of her for a friend. Lagerfeld even designed fashion collections for her, the most recent called Choupette in Love in 2015. She’s too sophisticated for that.”Since his death it has been reported that the pampered cat could inherit Lagerfeld’s multimillion-pound fortune.

Source: Irish Examiner February 20, 2019 11:03 UTC