Versus unveils K-Way collaboration - Telegraph The £297 waterproof jacket incorprates the Versace sister label's design sensibility with French brand K-Way's trademark practicality. Versus, the sister label of Versace, has turned to K-Way, purveyors of the humble - and rather unglamorous - pac-a-mac, for its new collaboration. K-Way was founded in 1965 by Parisian Leon-Claude Duhamel, who wanted a lightweight, completely waterproof jacket that could be easily transported when not in use. And so the brand's signature nylon jacket which folds away into a small hip bag was born. Almost 50 years later and the brand is still as popular as ever with both young and old, and provides an array of different styles. It's no stranger to a high-fashion collaboration either; Marc Jacobs and hip French brand A.P.C. have previously teamed up with K-Way. READ: Versus's next collaboration will be with K-Way But this latest partnership with Versus has produced by far their wackiest product to date. The two labels have created what they claim is the "perfect" zip-up jacket and an iPad case that incorporate equal measures of style and practicality. K-Way's trademark packable, reversible, wind and waterproof jacket has been adorned with the Op-Art-esque monochrome pattern inspired by the brand's latest ready-to-wear collection, which was created by British designer J.W. Anderson. Of course, if the pattern is a little too wacky, then you can simply turn it inside out to have just a plain black jacket. To co-ordinate with the jacket there's lightweight, resistant and waterproof iPad case, which features a black outer and monochrome patterned inner for £79. The Versus x K-Way iPad case "I love the Versus Versace and K-Way collaboration, because Versus Versace lives on the street," said Donatella Versace, the Italian brand's creative director. The jacket and iPad case are an amazing new way to get the Versus Versace look, and to bring attitude and energy to everyday essentials. The collaboration is part of Versus's new re-positioning plan, which sees the brand team up with different brands and guest designers to create capsule collections to sit alongside the seasonless Versus Versace range. The jacket and iPad case are avaiable from versusversace.com now.