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We've always thought Chan Marshall was beautiful, but what do we know? We're indie rockers. We think brand new 7" vinyl is beautiful, too.

Turns out the beautiful people think Cat Power is beautiful, too. And they know what they're talking about, or so we're lead to believe. Women's Wear Daily reported on Monday that Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld has fallen for the songstress, who "has been tapped as the new face of Chanel's jewelry collections."

According to Matador Records, Marshall is not confirmed to appear in any Chanel ads at this time, although she and Lagerfeld have indeed become friends.

WWD reported that Marshall was decked out in gold Chanel jewelry (a necklace, ring, and bracelet) at a party celebrating the release of Lagerfeld's compilation CD, Les Musiques Que J'aime. (The comp features tracks from the likes of Devendra Banhart, the Boy Least Likely To, Lindstrom and Prins Thomas, LCD Soundsystem, the Pipettes, Black Mountain, Fiery Furnaces, Matmos, the Fall, Caribou, and Goldfrapp. Hey Karl, wanna write for Pitchfork?)

Marshall told WWD that Lagerfeld approached her while she was hanging out in front of the Mercer Hotel in NYC: "I was outside waiting, sitting on a pile of Louis Vuitton luggage, drinking water, with an apple and a cigarette in my hand, my cell phone, oh, and two guitars, and out comes Karl. He walks up, looks at me and says, 'Only a woman can look glamorous when smoking.' And I lowered my glasses and pointed to [the shadows under my] eyes and said, 'With these?'"

The masses will have the opportunity to revel in her beauty starting at the end of this month, as Cat Power has European and North American tours scheduled through the end of the year, including just-announced East and West Coast dates.

Cat Power dates:

10-28 Las Vegas, NV - Vegoose Festival
11-01 London, England - Roundhouse
11-03 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11-04 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
11-05 Paris, France - Grand Rex
11-06 Berlin, Germany - Volksbühne
11-07 Zurich, Switzerland - Kaufleuten
11-09 New York, NY - Avery Fisher Hall (solo, Bob Dylan tribute) *
11-16 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
11-17 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
11-18 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
11-19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
11-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-22 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Club
11-23 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
11-25 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
11-26 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore (early show)
11-26 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore (late show)
11-28 Seattle, WA - Showbox
11-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore
12-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Club CCIB
12-07 Rennes, France - Transmusicale Festival #
12-09 Munich, Germany - Bavarian Open Festival #

* with Patti Smith, Philip Glass, more
# with Judah Bauer, Jim White