Pete Doherty to follow Moss into fashion design

Pete Doherty at court in London earlier this month. Picture / Reuters

PARIS - Rocker Pete Doherty is following in the steps of model girlfriend Kate Moss and is close to sealing a deal to design clothes for trendy Manchester label Gio-Goi.

The deal, which sources close to the matter said could be announced next week, would come only days after Moss landed herself a deal to design a collection for Topshop.

Gio-Goi co-founder Anthony Donnelly, reached by phone, remained tight-lipped.

He said the group would hold a news conference but he would not give any clues as to its agenda.

"It's going to be a beautiful week next week," he joked.

The Daily Mirror, citing a fashion source, said yesterday that the 27-year-old Babyshambles frontman, who was recently discharged from rehab, would design and model a range of clothes for the label.

Gio-Goi, a cult 1990s fashion label, was a big hit in the electronic music scene.

The label was re-launched in 2005 and is again dressing members of the music industry such as Doherty, The Streets, Arctic Monkeys or the Paddingtons.

Gio-Goi has dressed a host of British rockers in the past including The Rolling Stones, Happy Mondays, Oasis, New Order, and Primal Scream.

- REUTERS