Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear

Love him or loathe him, Karl Lagerfeld has joined the ranks of celebrities immortalised with an alter ego, a teddy bear designed after him.

The Steiff toy creation is a teddy bear version of the legendary Chanel designer, complete with dark sunglasses, sharp tailored suit, high collar shirt and silver KL belt.

Despite its diminutive size of just 40cm, it comes with a heft price tag of approximately £750. Lagerfeld himself has already bought one of the 7,500 that will be produced.

The bear represents an alliance of two German creative giants, the man reigns as one of fashion's most important visionaries and Germany's best-known toy company, Steiff.

The KL bear goes on sale at Neiman Marcus department store in New York from October.