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Ben Affleck, Mariah Carey, Will.i.am, Katia Gomez and other celebrities were the winners of VH1’s Do Something Awards. While charity should come without reward, it’s also great buzz for good deeds that celebs are recognized for their charitable efforts with this annual Hollywood event. (Entertainment Weekly)

Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev is featured on the cover of Fashion Magazine’s September issue. The 23-year-old actress puts out a bold appearance, wearing a Prada Fall 2012 print suit. (Just Jared)

September 9 is going to be a very busy day at New York Fashion Week, with both Victoria Beckham & Katie Holmes scheduled to showcase their Spring/Summer 2013 collections. The two friends, who until recently were giving fashion advice to one another, might find themselves fighting over the spotlight in New York in a few months. For us, both shows should be a blast. (Huffington Post)

Gisele confirms her pregnancy rumors! Now it’s official baby number two with husband Tom Brady is on its way. She confirmed the news to South American broadcaster TV Globo. In their blog post on the subject, Fashionista.com confirmed that even when pregnant her ass still looks better than 99.9% of the world’s population… (Fashionista)

One of the most important events of the week, was undoubtedly the airing of Oprah’s one-on-one ‘Next Chapter’ interview with Rihanna. The gorgeous star spoke openly about her infamous relationship with Chris Brown, her abusive ex. Many tears were flowing through the interview, but nothing could take our eyes off of the lovely Marc Jacobs Resort 2013 dress worn by Rihanna. (Styleite)

Closing our list of fashion highlights for this week, to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of Vogue, “The Vogue 120” portfolio features the most influential people in fashion under 45, shot by photographer Norman Jean Roy. The video includes such names as Adele, Beyonce, Victoria Beckham, Cara Delevingne, Elle Fanning, Kate Upton and many more. Take a look:

Let’s get this roundup started with an amazing photoshoot by David Bellemere, shooting Anja Rubik artistically naked for Vogue Paris’s November issue. (Fashionography)

Adele is now officially a mom! The 24-year-old world famed singer delivered a new addition to the family, giving birth to a new baby boy. A family source confirmed the news by saying “We are all over the moon.” (Huffington Post)

Victoria Beckham is on the front cover of Elle France’s November issue, a cover which was shot by none other than Karl Lagerfeld. The former Spice Girl also had the pleasure of posing for the shot in Coco Chanel’s Paris apartment. The result- you can’t go wrong with so many great ingredients. (My Fashion Life)

The writing was on the wall… Brad Pitt’s Chanel No.5 ad is heavily spoofed on the net, led by SNL who easily spotted a hit. In SNL’s parody Brad Pitt thinks he looks homeless, makes up new words and advertises a taco… “Magnificus”? (LA Times)

Karlie Kloss speechless on The Today Show! The 20-year-old supermodel appeared on the show this week displaying the next fall trends, but was somewhat frequently cut off by host Natalie Morales. Kloss did her best, but after being interrupted several times by Morales, speaking became a difficult task. (Styleite)

Closing this week of fashion highlights, take a look at this great new ad starring Zac Efron for John John Demin. The Brazilian brand chose a Fast and Furious theme for the ad, featuring Efron, who put on some serious muscle and showcased some of his dancing abilities.

Sibling, one of the designers receiving special backing by the British Fashion Council Photograph: BFC

Forget the Olympics, Guardian fashion has its own countdown clock right now. It's now only 24 days to go until the first ever menswear catwalk season in London which runs 15 to 17 June. Our excitement was stoked by the announcement on Monday evening of the six young labels who will receive mentoring and support from NEWGEN MEN – a Topman backed initiative - to showcase their collections at the coming three-day event. This season Lou Dalton and Sibling won the catwalk sponsorship; the former is known for her refined tailoring while the latter is known for their bonkers but brilliant knits – or as the British Fashion Council would have it "progressive knitwear". Christopher Raeburn, Martine Rose and Matthew Miller won the presentation sponsorship, while jewellery label Bunney won the installation cash and support. They're a diverse bunch and we'll be bringing you all the news from London Collections: Men as and when.

• Jonathan Saunders, Topman and Margaret Howell confirmed for first 'men's London fashion week'

Jil Sander collections. Photograph: Getty Images

Position filled, and not before time

So finally we have our answer. Raf Simons is officially the new man in at Dior. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times broke the news on bank holiday Monday and we temporarily put our Easter egg eating duties on hold to digest the news. Simons is a popular choice for the role judging by the rapturous response from the entire fashion industry. You probably already know much more about the Belgian designer than you think you do – here's Imogen Fox on what to expect at the house of Dior in the coming months. And in case you were wondering: although he's unlikely to completely ditch his minimalist roots, the man himself claims that femininity will be the watchword in Simons-era Dior. We're already counting down to the Paris Couture shows in July to see what he will do.

Shopping pointers for stylish gentlemen

High-street spring style. Photograph: COS/H&M/Wolsey

Fashionable men: we feel like we may have neglected you on the shopping front of late. So Simon Chilvers decided to redress the balance with some hot spring shopping suggestions from the high street. Whether it's a simple sweatshirt, a shiny bomber or a restrained pair of trainers you're after, here are a few pointers. Any resemblance of this gallery to the Raf Simons aesthetic is entirely coincidental (OK, it was that kind of a week).

How green is the high street giant H&M?

H&M's Exclusive Conscious collection has been made from sustainable materials

The Observer was given early access to the brand's latest sustainability report, which was published this week. Here's Lucy Siegle's take on the retail giant's quest for sustainability. Meanwhile, the brand launched its new red carpet collection – an offshoot of its existing eco-friendly Conscious line. Those with a keen fashion eye will remember that Michelle Williams gave us a preview of the line at this year's Baftas.

Ask and ye shall receive (brutally honest) fashion wisdom

Chloe Green. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features

Want to read Hadley Freeman's appraisal of Chloe (daughter of Philip) Green's latest venture into shoe design? "Raised on the mean streets of Monaco and with nothing to keep her entertained other than Daddy's 7m plane and 20m yacht … Chloe is now branching out into shoe design, presumably having opted against DJing and lingerie manufacturing, the usual pastimes of the young, moneyed and untrained." Of course you do. Click here.

Debating matter

Last week's Brick-gate saga got the Invisible Woman thinking about her three different makeup faces. For her it's Work Face, Going Out Face and Weekend Face. Want to join in the makeup/no makeup debate? Step this way.

And finally ...

Who needs the sun when you've got St Tropez?

Anna Chesters has the final word on fake tan in her Brief History of St Tropez. Meanwhile, we take a look at Amir Khan potentially punching above his fashion weight.