Chanel's Eye-Watering Trainer Price Tag

If you were one of the Chanel fans who fell madly in love with the trainers that Karl Lagerfeld sent out with every look of this week´s couture show - thinking, "finally, a couture piece that I can actually buy" - then, I'm afraid, we have some not great news for you. The trainers are only available as part of each couture look, meaning the pricetag is likely to be pretty eye-watering.

As if the news that Lady Gaga had (permanently) borrowed the Atelier Versace crystal veil wasn't enough to distress eager editors and couture shoppers, the Chanel trainer bombshell will surely be enough to give any fashion follower the couture blues. But, fear not, Lagerfeld wouldn't leave thousands of achingly chic women barefoot come spring - there's always a Karl back-up plan.

Chanel Couture Trainers

"They are only available as part of the Haute Couture look. However, we always have similar versions in our commercial and ready-to-wear collections," a spokesperson for Chanel assured us this morning, meaning that you will be able to get your hands on the lust worthy trainers - or very similar - at Chanel stockists worldwide this spring.