In shocking Chanel news, Karl Lagerfeld asked Lily Allen to front his latest collection because she is “young, cool and extremely witty.”

The creative director of Chanel, who will launch their new Coco Cocoon line in two weeks, asked the outspoken British singer to appear in the advertising campaign because of her lifestyle and sense of humor.

“I love Lily Allen. She looks a lot like Gabrielle Chanel, and she is a self-made woman. She is cool, young and extremely witty.”

The pair recently posed in front of the cameras with the brand’s new luxury range of sportswear bags for a promotional drive.

Karl was surprised by how “fun” the occasion was: “Photographing her for this advertising campaign was fantastic fun. She is extremely inspiring and is completely taken with the bags—with her typical English reserve.”

The Cocoon collection features a range of purses, wallets, toiletry bags and shopping, bowling, and trolley bags, clutch evening handbags and keyrings. Items are based around a black, beige, chocolate, burgundy, taupe, blue, gray, gold, and red color palette.