'A genius and visionary': Welsh designer pays heartfelt tribute to mentor Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld and Julien Macdonald worked together at Chanel. Credit: PA

Welsh designer Julien Macdonald has paid tribute to fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.

Lagerfeld, the creative director of French luxury clothing brand Chanel, died at the age of 85 following a period of ill health.

Macdonald said he was "honoured to have been Karl's protege".

The Welshman designed knitwear with Lagerfeld in the 1990s.

Tributes from the world of fashion poured in following news of Lagefeld's death.

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