Springfield Fashion Week, anyone? Artist imagines Karl Lagerfeld, Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs as Simpsons characters .

By HANNAH RAND

An Italian illustrator has redrawn a selection of fashion industry luminaries as characters from the hit cartoon The Simpsons.

Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs and curator Diane Pernet have all been reimagined by Alexsandro Palombo in the style of Matt Groening's favourite family from Springfield.

The illustrator was previously a knitwear designer, showing his collections at Milan Fashion Week, but is now better known as a subversive force via his blog Humor Chic.

Cartoon network: American Vogue editor Anna Wintour (left) and Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld (right) are pictured in their trademark dark sunglasses by the Italian illustrator for his satirical blog Humor Chic

It's not the first time Mr Palombo has targeted fashion and historical figureheads in his often scathing satirical illustrations. 

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Previous sketches have included a skeletal Michelle Obama, Adolf Hitler (dressed in Louis Vuitton), a gun-toting Karl Lagerfeld holding a bleeding Bambi and photographer Terry Richardson.

Designer doughnuts: Lanvin's Alber Elbaz (left) is given the Homer treatment as is a coy, tattooed Marc Jacobs

Double acts: Curator Diane Pernet with Lagerfeld (left) and Donatella Versace with her niece Allegra (right)

The illustrator has a loyal cult following and is undergoing treatment for cancer, according to Refinery29.com.

'While his reports on his condition are upbeat, inspiring, and cuttingly funny, we're still very concerned for our friend and hope for a day when he'll be able to create new, blindingly weird art,' said the website in November.

Simpsons makeover: Mr Palombo's take on Vogue's Grace Coddington (left) and Dita Von Teese (right)

Fashion darlings: Style commentators and muses, including (left to right) Suzy Menkes, Iris Apfel and Hilary Alexander didn't escape the penship of Milan-based Alexandro Palombo, who is suffering from cancer

In October, Mr Palombo announced that the rare form of the disease had left him partially paralysed and that he would no longer be contributing to his blog.

However, with this latest round of incisive portraits, it would seem that he's back and bolder than ever.

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