Fendi's 'Bag Boy Karlito' is a mini Karl Lagerfeld for only $1,685

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Fendi's 'Bag Boy Karlito' has over 600 customers on its waiting list so far
The accessory has already made the fashion house over a million dollars
It is crafted from mink, fox and goat fur

Published: 12:46 EST, 11 July 2014 | Updated: 13:39 EST, 11 July 2014

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What's small, costs $1,685 and looks like Karl Lagerfeld? It's Fendi's limited edition Bag Boy Karlito, of course; the peculiar pom-pom-esque handbag charm with a waiting list of over 600 fashionistas and counting.

The Karlito made its first appearance at the fashion house's Milan fall runway show in February, dangling from the poised fingertips of supermodel Cara Delevingne. Its waiting list officially opened last month, with deliveries scheduled for September, according to WWD.

And animal rights enthusiasts may wish to look away. Designed to resemble the 88-year-old designer's signature monochrome uniform, the Karlito's 'sunglasses' are black mink, his 'torso' is silver fox, and there's a tuft of goat fur sprouting from his 'head' for good measure.

Are you fur-real? Cara Delevingne displays the Fendi pom-pom accessory designed to resemble the fashion house's iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld, now on sale for $1,685, with 600 names on its waiting list so far

At a steep $1,685 each, the Karlito has already made Fendi over a million dollars.

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Miss Delevingne, a firm favorite of Mr Lagerfeld, has had a long-standing affection for trinkets that resemble the iconic designer.

Before the Karlito came into existence, she was regularly spotted carrying round a knitted doll version, which retailed for a much more modest $134.

Spitting image: The Bag Boy Karlito (left) is crafted from mink, fox, and goat fur, and first made its runway debut at Fendi's fall show in Milan this February, in an ode to Mr Lagerfeld (right)

Fluff galore: The famously outspoken designer has been Fendi's designer of fur since 1965, and once described ethical conversations on the matter as 'childish'

During an interview with Topshop two years ago, Miss Delevingne yanked the knitted doll out of her handbag and said: 'This is what I keep with me every day.

'You can change him, I've got different outfits for him. Karl told me I need to change his outfit every day.' She added that she sometimes braids the doll's wool hair.

Mr Lagerfeld, has been Fendi's designer of fur and ready-to-wear since 1965. Famous for his blunt approach and acid tongue - he's called Pippa Middleton ugly, Adele fat, and Lana del Rey fake - he once said of the animals who end up on his runways that he is simply 'killing those beasts who would kill us if they could' and that 'the discussion of fur is childish.'

Likeness: Before the Karlito, Miss Delevingne carried this knitted doll (pictured) in her handbag with her 'every day,' even changing its outfits and braiding its hair

Designer Stella McCartney, who never uses fur or leather in her collections, once sent Mr Lagerfeld an anti-fur video, later telling animal rights charity PETA that he 'didn't have the balls' to watch it, and had 'rather predictably felt the need to return it.'

PETA spoke to MailOnline about the Karlito, stating: 'Either Karl Lagerfeld is losing his marbles and has forgotten that not so long ago, he was sensibly praising faux fur as a substitute - or his innovative years are behind him.

'There's nothing new or exciting about draping models in the skins of dead animals.'

There is at least one fluffy animal who makes it into Mr Lagerfeld's work without first being dead, however, and that's his beloved Siamese cat, Choupette.

This week, it was revealed that the blue-eyed, white-furred feline will be fronting a new make-up campaign Mr Lagerfeld is heading up with Japanese cosmetics brand Shu Uemura later this year.

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spindr, Oakland, United States, 22 minutes ago

they both look DISGUSTING!!!

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Red Arrowed Yank, Dallas, United States, 1 hour ago

WTH is that?

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LewiNY, Durham, United States, 2 hours ago

People have been wearing fur for thousands of years!! Get over it, what is the matter with society that there is this uproar over fur?? As long as nothing is being wiped out by extinction, who ares? Fur is absolutely beautiful! Get a life...or better yet, go eat a salad or something!

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nomen est omen, London, 8 hours ago

I think the first photo is her reaction to the object... But 600 people are buying this not because it's aesthetically pleasing but it's investment value, as someone would be willing one day to pay doubler for this object. Oh god, it's horrible...