{{Short description|Pet cat of Karl Lagerfeld}} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox animal | name = Choupette Lagerfeld | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | species = ''Felis catus'' | breed = Birman<ref>{{cite web |last=Silverstein |first=Noah |url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a25254/10-ways-choupette-has-a-better-life-than-you/ |title=10 Ways Choupette Has a Better Life Than You |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work=Elle |date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.com/article/shu-uemura-choupette-lagerfeld-makeup-collection/ |title=Choupette Lagerfeld's Beauty Line Lands on Shelves Today |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work= Vogue |date=15 October 2014 }}</ref> | gender = Female | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2011|08|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | occupation = | employer = | role = | years_active = | known = | tricks = | awards = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | owner = Karl Lagerfeld (2011–2019) <small> (his death) </small> | parents = | children = | weight = | height = | appearance = | namedafter = }}
'''Choupette''' (born 15 August 2011<ref>{{cite web |author=Dhani Mau |date=2012-08-20 |title=A year in the life of Choupette: the risks and rewards of being Karl Lagerfeld's muse of the moment |url=http://fashionista.com/2012/08/a-year-in-the-life-of-choupette-the-risks-and-rewards-of-being-karl-lagerfelds-muse-of-the-moment/ |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work=Fashionista}}</ref>) is a blue-cream Birman cat who was the pet of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld from around Christmas 2011, until Lagerfeld's death on 19 February 2019 at the age of 85.
== History == thumb|Karl Lagerfeld & Choupette Originally belonging to the French model Baptiste Giabiconi, Choupette was given to Lagerfeld as a gift around Christmas 2011, following a stay with the designer while Giabiconi was abroad.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milligan |first=Lauren |date=6 June 2012 |title=Lagerfeld's Love |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/karl-lagerfeld-siamese-cat-choupette |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work=Vogue}}</ref>
Lagerfeld remarked "People are stunned by her ... Soon people will talk more about Choupette than about me!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Vince |first=Jessica |date=25 July 2012 |title=Karl Lagerfeld On Choupette Stealing His Limelight, Admiring Victoria Beckham & Kate Middleton Not Dressing Like A Mad Woman |url=http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/07/25/karl-lagerfeld-on-fearing-choupette-will-steal-his-limelight--admiring-victoria-.htm |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420054552/http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/07/25/karl-lagerfeld-on-fearing-choupette-will-steal-his-limelight--admiring-victoria-.htm |archive-date=20 Apr 2013 |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work=Grazia Daily}}</ref>
Following Lagerfeld's death in February 2019, speculation ran rampant that the feline would inherit part of the late designer's fortune, as Lagerfeld once told ''Le Figaro'' that (Choupette) "has her own little fortune. She is an heiress”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pesce |first=Nicole Lyn |date=Feb 20, 2019 |title=Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette could inherit part of his fortune |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/karl-lagerfelds-cat-choupette-could-inherit-part-of-his-fortune-2019-02-20 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=MarketWatch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2015-02-26 |title=Karl Lagerfeld: « Je désigne Choupette comme mon héritière » |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2015/02/26/03004-20150226ARTFIG00105-karl-lagerfeld-je-designe-choupette-comme-mon-heritiere.php |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}</ref>
== Use in fashion and cat supplies == thumb|Karl Lagerfeld store window on Regent Street, London Internet rumours of a Choupette-inspired Chanel handbag first appeared in early July 2012 following a tweet by the ''New York Times''<nowiki/>' Cathy Horyn.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sowray |first=Bibby |date=2012-07-03 |title=Have Chanel named a bag after Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette? |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9371986/Have-Chanel-named-a-bag-after-Karl-Lagerfelds-cat-Choupette.html |accessdate=2023-10-29}}</ref> It was speculated that ''the Choupette'' was the bag carried by models in Lagerfeld's Fall 2012 Couture show,<ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Tommye |date=2 July 2012 |title=Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Inspires Chanel Couture Bag |url=http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-style/karl-lagerfelds-cat-choupette-inspires-chanel-couture-bag |accessdate=2023-10-29 |work=Elle}}</ref> though this was never confirmed.
Choupette has been credited as the inspiration behind Lagerfeld's cornflower blue Spring 2012 Couture collection.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mau |first=Dhani |date=Jul 11, 2012 |title=Karl Lagerfeld designed a collection inspired by Choupette's eyes, 'bizarrely loves' Joshua Jackson |url=http://fashionista.com/2012/07/karl-lagerfeld-designed-a-collection-inspired-by-choupettes-eyes-bizarrely-loves-joshua-jackson/ |accessdate=2023-10-29 |website=Fashionista |publisher=}}</ref>
{{as of|2014|July}}, a book, ''Choupette'', was slated for release, as was a capsule makeup collection by Shu Uemura.{{Needs update|date=October 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=11 July 2014 |title=Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Is Getting Her Own Make-Up Collection and Lifestyle Book |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/karl-lagerfeld-cat-choupette-makeup-book |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Vanity Fair |publisher=}}</ref>
In March 2015, Lagerfeld said, in an interview with ''The Cut'', that Choupette had earned €3 million ($3.18 million USD) during 2014 from participating in two projects: one for cars in Germany, and the other for a Shu Uemura's "Shupette" beauty product in Japan.<ref name="Bryer">{{Cite news |last1=Gibbs |first1=Alexandra |last2=Bryer |first2=Tania |date=2017-01-13 |title=Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette is 'like a chic lady' with a personal maid, says designer |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/13/fashion-designer-karl-lagerfeld-on-his-cat-choupette-and-its-fashionable-lifestyle.html |access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lacroca |first=Amy |date=Mar 31, 2015 |title=Karl Lagerfeld on His Mother, €3 Million Cat, and Being a 'Fashion Vampire' |language=en |work=The Cut |url=https://www.thecut.com/2015/03/lagerfeld-on-his-mother-3-million-cat-more.html |access-date=2018-06-24}}</ref>
In 2020, "Choupette" announced a cooperation with LucyBalu, a German cat furniture and cat supplies company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cormack |first=Rachel |date=2020-10-16 |title=How Choupette, the Late Karl Lagerfeld's Cat, Landed a Pet Furniture Collaboration |url=https://robbreport.com/style/accessories/karl-lagerfeld-cat-choupette-approves-lucybalu-new-cat-hammock-1234575623/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Robb Report |language=en-US}}</ref>
Actor Jared Leto wore a full-sized cat costume designed to look like Choupette at the 2023 Met Gala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marriott |first=Hannah |date=2 May 2023 |title=The designers of Jared Leto's Met Gala look: 'He wanted it to be like a real cat' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/may/02/met-gala-2023-cat-jared-leto |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Choupette provided the mewing of Azrael, Gargamel's cat, in the French dub of the 2025 film ''Smurfs''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Choupette, le chat de Karl Lagerfeld, double Azraël dans ''Les Schtroumpfs, le film'' |journal=Vanity Fair |date=1 July 2025 |url=https://www.vanityfair.fr/article/choupette-le-chat-de-karl-lagerfeld-double-azrael-dans-les-schtroumpfs-le-film |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
== See also == *List of individual cats *List of wealthiest animals
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