The 5-Minute Interview: Christopher Kane, Designer

'People think fashion is glamorous. But you're still living in Dalston'

Christopher Kane, 25, won the Harrods Design Award while studying at Central Saint Martins last year. Today his "gadget girl bag" is auctioned to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To make a bid, visit www.comet.co.uk/gadgetgirlbag

If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...

It's my birthday today but I'd probably be sewing. I just left my sewing machine to talk to you. Or, I might be emailing. Sewing or emailing.

A phrase I use far too often...

"In this day and age." I always seem to be looking for things that aren't available in the UK and then I start moaning, "in this day and age..."

I wish people would take more notice of...

The environment. We had just started the spring-summer collection but the factory flooded. It's scary. We need to take notice of all the rubbish and packaging we produce.

A common misperception of me is...

Everyone thinks that if you work in fashion you have a really glamorous life but it's not true. People think you have everything but you're still in Dalston, making ends meet.

I am not a politician but if I were...

I would take everyone shopping for the day: Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges!

I'm good at...

I've never thought about that much... I've always done this. Um...sleeping? Eating? I love to draw - still life, that sort of thing.

I'm very bad at...

Saving money. Oh, and feeling guilty. I get really guilty hangovers. Maybe it's a Catholic thing.

In moments of weakness I...

Keep working: work harder, try again, keep thinking until I find a solution.

In a nutshell, my philosophy is this:

Try and try again. If something doesn't work out, there's always a solution.

Alice-Azania Jarvis