Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Cuddly Karl

The fashion industry has put out a variety of toys and non wearable trinkets in the last couple of years mostly in dolls. Lanvin created a line of figurines of his designs, Kidrobot and Visionaire designed a line of simple dolls representing everyone from Comme des Garcons, to Vivienne Westwood.

Designers had yet to tap into the teddy bear market, until now.Karl Lagerfeld, fashion dynamo and designer of 3 fashion houses will be immortalized in fabric and fuzz as a stuffed animal. German teddy bear maker Steiff will create a cuddly Karl in his infamous uniform: Dark glasses, a black suit, high white shirt collar and logo belt buckle. Need someone to silently criticize your outfit before you leave the house? Just place your plushy Karl by your mirror for instantaneous insight. WWKD?(What Would Karl Do?) Get your own personal perfectionist at www.steiffusa.com.


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