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The rapper has applied for an apprenticeship at luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton on Bond Street.
"I'm going to go and take an internship and just do something that's like completely normal, and just rap at the weekends or something," he said.
A source told The Mirror: "Everyone is surprised at just how seriously Kanye is taking his fashion dream.
"He is always in the front rows during the Paris and Milan fashion weeks, chatting away to the likes of Lily Allen.
"He absolutely loves London and wants to absorb the fashion over here."
The 31-year-old, who will relocate to the capital in the spring, has already chosen London as the venue for unveiling his new fashion line, Pastelle.
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