Fierce Helmets Edition: Chanel Fall 2013 vs. LimeCat

Has Karl been spending too much time on the internet Googling cute cat pics?
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Has Karl been spending too much time on the internet Googling cute cat pics?

When the Chanel fall 2013 collection came down the runway, we spent a lot of time looking at those fuzzy hats, trying to place where we'd seen them before. They weren't unlike a fluoro version of something medieval you'd see on the Bayeaux Tapestry (history nerd alert!) but no, that wasn't quite it. Then it hit us:

LimeCat, the supreme ruler of all cats.

First fur-hawks, then helmets--is Karl in a kombative mood?

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