Karl Lagerfeld makes butler follow holding glass of Pepsi at bash

New York, June 8 (ANI): German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld apparently requires a butler to follow him around at parties with a goblet of Pepsi Max on a silver tray.

At Lagerfeld and Chanel's launch of his exhibition "The Little Black Jacket" at the Swiss Institute Wednesday, the ponytailed potentate was followed by a staffer from catering company Olivier Cheng, whose sole task was holding a silver tray with one full glass of Pepsi Max in case The Kaiser found himself dehydrated.

The soda serf stood dutifully nearby a revolving ring of photographers and admirers around Lagerfeld, including Lily Collins, in case the design divo wanted a sip - but he never touched the stuff, the New York Post reported.

"During the shoot [Karl] had a personal guy that holds his drink. He takes a sip, the guy walks away and comes back," rapper Theophilus London, who also attended the exhibition, said.

Lagerfeld's 9-month-old Siamese cat, Choupette, also made headlines this week when the designer revealed his fancy furball uses an iPad, eats at the dinner table with him and has two maids keeping a diary of the kitty's activities when he's not around. (ANI)