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“I’m from the north, I love the snow,” said Karl Lagerfeld, “and given the winter we’ve had, a little trip to the great north wasn’t a bad idea.”

They are basically Mutlugs, but teamed with Chanel tweed they are suddenly appealing - although, perhaps not the thigh-high ones. Lagerfeld calls these, and the trims around the jackets and dresses at the A/W1-11 Chanel show, ‘fantasy furs.’ The boots have transparent plastic to protect them from extreme weather conditions - unlike their poorer relations, the Ugg and Mutlugs, which are unwearable in the snow.

Even the evening wear, in flocked satin, pleated chiffon and lace was given snowballs pompoms, and tulle was embroidered with frosted camellias.

If Chanel is projection a cold winter 2010, then a cold winter it shall be.