Christopher Kane's Donatella praise

10th November 2011

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Christopher Kane loves working with Donatella Versace because she has such a wealth of fashion knowledge.

Christopher Kane has praised Donatella Versace as a great mentor.

We did a great little liquid clutch reminiscent of pencil cases I had as a kid. This made us think that we should build on that platform, and create that bag that is a great classic and can go from season to season.

The Scottish designer has collaborated with the acclaimed fashionista for the Versus collection and explained he would love to "download her brain" because she has such a wealth of fashion knowledge.

He told WWD: "I learned a lot working for Donatella and for such a huge fashion house. She is really easy to work with. I come in with the ideas, my sketchbook, research and we go through it, one piece at a time, and she always gets it. She is open-minded, and there's nothing she hasn't seen. It would be great to download her brain, to plug Donatella in and get all her information."

After designing a clutch bag to accompany his fall collection, Christopher revealed he now plans to create an entire handbag line.

He said: "We did a great little liquid clutch reminiscent of pencil cases I had as a kid. This made us think that we should build on that platform, and create that bag that is a great classic and can go from season to season."