From the giant hula-hoop handbag to the perspex cassette clutch, Karl Lagerfeld is proving himself to be quite the king of quirky designs.And at his spring/summer 13 show the Chanel supremo took his love of the sublime and ridiculous to new extremes with a collection of chunky plastic clutches that were dead ringers for oversized Lego bricks.The price for the brightly-coloured blocks of plastic? But as with all things, a sky high price tag and fleeting trend lifespan of an item has never knowingly deterred a cash-rich A-lister. Plastic dreams: Karl Lagerfeld's latest quirky handbag is this £5,730 clutch bag made out of Lego Crafted from high gloss hard vinyl with the interlocking C logo picked out in raised plastic, the Chanel Lego has been an opinion divider ever since its catwalk debut. But a range of fashion-forward stars have already snapped up the arm Despite being made from relatively inexpensive Plexiglas, the hefty price tag makes the fashion flash in the pan more than twice the price of the iconic £2,500 quilted Chanel handbag.
Kim Kardashian was the first A-lister to debut the quirky clutch in lime green - and, of course, she showed off with a picture posted on Twitter. Big fan: Rita Ora can't get enough of the Lego clutch, she has worn her red version twice in the past week Showing off: Kim Kardashian tweeted a snap of her bright green clutch And now Rita Ora, who is regularly seen out and about head-to-toe in Lagerfeld's designs, is sporting the crazy clutch.Fashion-forward Rita wore her red version of the Lego bag twice last week, at the Chanel Little Black Jacket exhibition in Dubai and for a casual night in with best friend Cara Delevingne. Colour creations: The tiny creations come in green, yellow, pink and blue, with the classic double-C logo picked out in raised plastic The tiny creations come in green, yellow, pink and blue and can be worn as a clutch or across the body with a matching chain strap. But with such a prohibitive price tag, will the Chanel fans of the world be following in the style elite's footsteps - or is Karl just toying with us?
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