Quickies: Kanye West off to London, Gareth Pugh to show menswear and more

Kanye West is moving to London to pursue his career in fashion. He'll be applying for a job at the Louis Vuitton headquarters and eventually debut his new line, Pastelle, in London. As for the music thing? He'll just stick to rapping "on the weekends." [Mirror]

Hot on the heels of his successful Paris Fashion Week debut in September, Gareth Pugh is showing a menswear line. The collection will bow in January at he upcoming menswear shows in Paris. We're expecting shoulder pads, heavy makeup and lost of synthetics. Fab! [Vogue.com]

Karl Lagerfled is cutting back in this economy as well. Now that he's moved into a smaller abode in Paris, the only musts in his house are his chambermaid, cook and chauffeur. See, he's just like the rest of us. [Spiegel]

Giorgio Armani is partnering with the Molteni Group to make kitchens. A designer kitchen -- exactly what we've been dreaming about since childhood. [Fashionista]

A sign of the times? Men's facial hair. Now that they've been laid off, once high-powered executives are now free to grow their facial hair to their heart's content. Ya hear that, Wall Street? We don't need your money. We have our freedom! And our hipster beards! [WSJ]

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