Jared Leto arrives at the Met Gala as Karl Lagerfeld's cat 'Choupette'

Choupette with Karl. Image in the public domain.

Outrageous. Impressive and impactful which I guess was the intention. Nice to see the humble (not so humble in the case of Choupette who's rich - $150m) domestic cat featured so outstandingly. 

In case you are unsure, Choupette is a blue-cream tortoiseshell 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.

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This is Jared Leto's send off to Karl Lagerfeld. A recognition of his brilliance as a fashion designer and his love of cats. 

Credit: see above.

Choupette was probably the most spoiled and pampered domestic cat on the planet, treated as a goddess, but she never became obese. He loved her but didn't let his love lead to overfeeding. Great.

I have a page on Choupette which may interest you. 

Lagerfeld’s pampered cat Choupette to get paws on £150 million fortune.

Here we see Lagerfeld photographing Choupette. I believe that the image is in the public domain.

Here we see Lagerfeld photographing Choupette.