Pete Doherty to follow in Kate Moss' footsteps

British rocker and bad-boy 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 insiders say could be announced this week, would come only days after Moss landed herself a deal to design a collection for Topshop, the British high street fashion chain.

Gio-Goi co-founder Anthony Donnelly, reached by Reuters by phone, remained tight-lipped. He said the group would hold a news conference on Wednesday but he would not give any clues as to its agenda. British newspaper the Daily Mirror, citing a fashion source, said on Wednesday 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.