Pugh Working on Shoes and Makeup, Still No Word on Dior Gig

Above: British designer Gareth Pugh Inset: "Jack Fairy"

Goth couture sensation Gareth Pugh is said to be hard at work on two new ventures - a shoe line and his own brand of cosmetics. Meanwhile the designer teeters on the verge of taking over Dior Homme.

[Images by Ellis Scott via WWD.com]

His Fall 2009 RTW collection in Paris yesterday had some critics' panties in a bunch because he chose to do it as a short film instead of a traditional live production. Looks were very Barbarella by way of Edward Gorey. I'm loving the asymmetry in the jackets, the a-line cape silhouettes and the narrow trousers. Nothing that hasn't been shown 50 times already on runways of late, but I'm not going to lie - I kind of love this kid. If for no other reason, he bears a striking resemblance Jack Fairy from the Todd Haynes movie "Velvet Goldmine."