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Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld Is Now Designing Helicopters

>> The Chanel couture show Karl Lagerfeld hosted on an airplane wasn't the end of his dalliance with aviation — his next project is designing luxury helicopters.
Karl Lagerfeld to Design Helicopters

>> The Chanel couture show Karl Lagerfeld hosted on an airplane wasn't the end of his dalliance with aviation — his next project is designing luxury helicopters.

Lagerfeld will collaborate with helicopter maker AgustaWestland to revamp its line of VIP choppers. He'll start with redesigning the interior and exterior of the company's AW139, a twin-engine helicopter that can seat up to 15 people, but his work could extend to other commercial models. The company told WWD that it admires Lagerfeld's "creativity and sophisticated style" and will use his talents to "introduce a new, limited edition, customized solution" to its customers.

Take a look through the gallery to see what the AW139 looks like currently.

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Ecotot: Choppers Made for and Powered by the Friendly Skies

Young children always seem fascinated by objects flying in the air.

Young children always seem fascinated by objects flying in the air. You can fly a kite or craft a paper airplane, but wooden solar powered helicopters are hard to come by.

Give your tot a lesson in solar powered energy with a sun–powered chopper ($32) in your own backyard. Available in five basic hues, the battery free toy (yeah, that's right!) provides endless learning
opportunities without all the leaded paint
and energy consumption.

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Prince William's Helicopter Fiasco — and More Royal News!

Royal flyboy Prince William landed his helicopter in hot water over the weekend — that is a $20 million Chinook helicopter that he landed in his girlfriend Kate Middleton's garden.



Royal flyboy Prince William landed his helicopter in hot water over the weekend — that is a $20 million Chinook helicopter that he landed in his girlfriend Kate Middleton's garden.

Prince William flew through a series of landings and takeoffs in his RAF Chinook outside the Middleton family home in Buckinghamshire. Trying to explain the eyebrow raising behavio[u]r, a royal source said, "there's nothing more macho than landing a helicopter in your girlfriend's backyard."

And I thought just being the future King of England was enough. . . !

More royal news came out over the weekend — it appears that the UK is changing it up in regard to the laws on succession to the throne. To see how it might affect the potential offspring of Prince William and Kate, read more