As her (Cat) fame grew, so did her entourage: She had two minders, including Ms. Caçote; a bodyguard; a doctor; and a chef. “Do you know Velázquez’s painting Las Meninas, with the Infanta Margarita surrounded by servants?” Mr. Lagerfeld
once was quoted as saying by Harper’s Bazaar. “That’s Choupette.”
She traveled with Mr. Lagerfeld, preferably flying private; he designed a Louis Vuitton carrier bag for her, as well as a Goyard case for her silver dishes and brushes. Their last excursion was in December 2018 to New York for
Chanel’s Métiers d’Art show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They lodged at The Mercer hotel in Soho, and received friends for drinks in the lobby.