Just a little bit ago, our sister site HotelChatter wondered about what Marc Jacobs was up to, making faux hotel key chains for sale in his stores. We considered the possibility that, with fashion designers popping up their own new hotels left and right, that Marc could be the next to strike out and fashion more than just clothing. And in a way, it turns out we were right.

When Marc's new flagship store opens in the Brera district of Milan, it will have a full cafe inside of it. And this won't be some specialty place; it's going to be open for fashionable morning commuters at 7:30am all the way until people begin stumbling towards their second club of the night at 2am. Vogue UK tell us that the store itself, all 3,100-square-feet of it, will be a wake up call with neon signage and navy floors and shelves—such a departure from the usually moody, luxe interiors of designer boutiques.

Forget haute couture, let's have a haute latte! Okay, that was a bad joke, but you get what we mean; designers be diversifying! We're adding Marc's cafe to our list of places to visit next time we swing by Milan.

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· Cafe di Marc [Vogue UK]
· Will Marc Jacobs Be the Next Fashion Designer to do a Hotel? [HotelChatter]
· Fashion Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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It's been years that Kanye West has been threatening to unleash his talents on the world of fashion. He finally made good this week when kicks he designed for Louis Vuitton hit the runway at Paris Fashion Week.

While on his blog, Mr. West seemed more concerned with dispelling rumors that he wants to do porn, the Louis Vuitton Don was all smiles with Marc Jacobs, who designed the collection featuring West's bright high-tops and loafer-style sneakers. Nor is he stopping there: West also designed a collection for Nike called Air Yeezy, expected to hit stores this spring.

The KWLV's won't be available till June, but if you've got the connections, you still have one more day to catch Paris Fashion Week: Today's remaining shows include Christian Lacroix (3:30 local time at the Centre Georges Pompidou) and Givenchy (7PM at 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine). Tomorrow, Fashion Week closes out with Elie Saab (12:30PM, 13 avenue du Président Wilson) and Jean Paul Gaultier (2:30PM, 325 rue Saint-Martin).

Related Stories:
· Kanye West: From Blogger To Fashion Designer [E! Online]
· Kanye West Launches Travel Site: We Retire [Jaunted]

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