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We've long been following one who is not Karl himself, but gives tongue-in-cheek tweets like Karl's private thoughts. High on location-specific updates such as mentions of tea in Paris and snow in Milan, the aptly named Twitter account of fakekarl never fails to make us (and fashion editors) titter with tweets like this:

[fakekarl] is in Vermont with a Chanel fishing rod, a Chanel speedboat (quilted motor), and Anna [Wintour] who is shooting animals for fur. Delicious!

Do remember that his is a fictional account, but could the real Karl exist somewhere on Twitter? Acting on a tip from a Jaunted reader, we checked out the profile of another, unklekarl, but aside from tweeting the dates and times of his Paris fashion shows, nothing stands out to convince us that this is the genuine article.

Instead, better to go with the nearest imitation of Karl_Lagerfeld, a Twitter which could very well be kept up by his PR people seeing as how it is rarely updated and only with old quotes from the man himself. We do wish for more on his jetsetting ways, but for now we'll have to settle for gems like these:

The best Christmas gift I received this year? A platinum pogo stick.

After the couture [fashion show], I am spending a quiet weekend in my all-glass apartment, floating over the river on Quai Voltaire.

While his fashion majesty may still be too busy with his iPods to take up Twitter, there are plenty of options to get a virtual dose of the Kaiser, saving you the $50K+ of having a couture Chanel gown made just for him to talk to you. After all, he's got to save all his witticisms for the glossies.

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· Fakekarl [Twitter]
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