Shu Uemura has announced a Christmas collaboration with Choupette Lagerfeld, also known as the "world's most famous celebrity cat." The 2014 Christmas collection, "Choupette by Karl Lagerfeld for Shu Uemura," will feature 22 limited-edition items (three of which will be exclusive to the brand's stores), and will be released on November 1st. Choupette is the beloved cat of designer Karl Lagerfeld, who also serves as artistic director of CHANEL. When she was taken into Karl's care at his home for Christmas in 2012, she was never returned to her original owner and instead became Lagerfeld's daughter. Karl's doting on Choupette is well-known, and he has hired two maids to keep Choupette's diary and given her his own iPad. They also appear together on social media and even eat meals together. Furthermore, Karl released an accessories collection inspired by her last year, and is planning to publish a book about her.

The main visual for the collection was also photographed by Karl, and Choupette himself appears. The makeup for the main visual was done by Shu Uemura International Artistic Director Uchide Kadoyasu. The two have worked together on several shoots since their first collaboration in 2012. A behind-the-scenes video of the shoot will also be released.