Quickies: MJ's better half, Lagerfeld's pet peeves, Madonna's tour and Fashion Week on a budget

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Behind every demi-god designer stands a brilliant business partner. But how much do you know about Robert Duffy? It's hard to imagine anyone else having a hand in the Marc Jacobs empire, but in his New Yorker profile, MJ's other half has just as much to say, and do, about the unstoppable label. [The Cut]

Karl Lagerfeld sat down with the UK Times for his own all-about-me chat. What did we learn? He wears his shoes too small, he hates intellectuals, and he won't tolerate smelly journalists. He's just like us! [UK Times]

Boys, the rapture has come -- Madonna is officially on tour! And, after much pre-show debate, the sets, the music, the designer label costumes, and the yummy dancers do not disappoint. Note: Need tickets, am desperate. [The Cut]

For those of us in a panic about how to look our best during the upcoming onslaught of Fashion Weeks, Vanity Fair is here to help. In true we-know-better-than-you-do VF style, they've offered this brief, yet just-pretentious-enough list of what we all need to make through the week on our high-paying writer/editor stipends. [VanityFair.com]

-- SETH PLATTNER