Pop magazine editor Dasha Zhukova has been gifted a new $19.5 million home in the Hollywood Hills by boyfriend Roman Abramovich, with whom she has just had her first child. A native of Los Angeles, it was reported that Dasha wants to be closer to her mother who still lives in the city. Dasha’s new Tuscan-style mansion includes six-bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a swimming pool, movie theater and wine cellar. Leonardo DiCaprio and Halle Berry are said to be neighbours. Continue reading for additional photos.

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Supermodel Kate Moss‘ longtime boyfriend Jamie Hince, guitarist from the Kills, apparently proposed to her over the weekend on her 36th birthday. Hince supposedly flew out to Mustique on Saturday where Kate was doing a photo shoot and presented her with a diamond ring he picked out with the help of friend Sir Philip Green. Congrats!!

It was also recently announced that Kate will be designing a signature line of bags for the French handbag company Longchamp, for whom she has been the face for the past four years. Kate has a longterm contract to design two collections a year, the first of which will arrive in stores February 11.

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It’s casting season for those Spring 2010 advertising campaigns!

*Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana tweeted earlier today about her work with Roberto Cavalli, “Exciting news! I shot the new Cavalli campaign with Carolyn Murphy. The campaign was shot by Steven Meisel.” …

*While WWD recently reported that Dutch It-Model Lara Stone will be the new face of Louis Vuitton, @LiveFashionWeek hit the Twitter yesterday saying that Daisy Lowe is shooting their new campaign in Miami. (I guess this means no more Madge then?) 

*And finally, Donatella has hired Rolling Stone offspring Georgia Jagger to be the new face Versace, (for a very large sum reportedly) despite recent lay offs at the Italian fashion house. Donatella recently stated that she ran the business under the influence of cocaine so current economic woes should be no problem.

Lindsay Lohan covers this weeks issue of The Sunday Times Style. Photographed by Ellen von Unwerth the actress talks about her fledgling career and most recent headline bust with her collection for Ungaro. Continue reading for full photos. 

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- Teen Vogue is headed back to television after ditching its role on The Hills, which helped boost its circulation to over a million readers a month, a few seasons ago. Editor Amy Astley recently gave a talk to FIDM students in Los Angeles and one of them copied her lecture notes on to her fashion blog. Under the “future of Teen Vogue” section was bullet point “working on a new TV show!”.  But whatever the project is it doesn’t sound like Astley will have much screen time. She also told students, “I don’t want to be a media personality. I’ve seen people laughed off Madison Avenue for taking the reality star route, it can really backfire.” 

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Spotted: Rupert Everett walking down Park Walk in Chelsea by the Goat in Boots pub last night with a friend.

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After waves of online controversy spread over a ridiculously photoshopped Ralph Lauren ad featuring one of their long time faces, French model Filippa Hamilton, released in Japan surfaced, the model has come forward and said that she was fired by the All-American lifestyle brand in April for being too fat. 23-year-old Hamilton said earlier today, “They fired me because they said I was overweight and I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore.”

Earlier this month when Ralph Lauren tried to sue websites who had posted the photoshopped ad said, “For over 42 years we have built a brand based on quality and integrity. After further investigation, we have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman’s body. We have addressed the problem and going forward will take every precaution to ensure that the caliber of our artwork represents our brand appropriately.”

Last night they said Hamilton was a “beautiful and healthy” woman, but their relationship had ended ”as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us.”

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- After denying rumours that she was pregnant Penelope Cruz ignited new whispers at Paper magazine’s party held on Saturday night at Casa Lever in Cruz and Pedro Almodovar’s honor. Cruz, who is dating her Vicky Christina Barcelona co-star, Javier Bardem was apparently sporting a sparkly sapphire surrounded by diamonds on her left ring finger…

- Tyra Banks is the “top-earning primetime TV star”. According to Forbes Banks pulled in $30million last year…

- Heidi Klum and Seal are parents again as of Friday night. Klum gave birth to Lou Sulola on Friday night, joining siblings Leni, Johan, Henry…

-Zeta Graff, the former actress who was once married to billionaire Laurence Graff’s son Francois, is planning to launch her own jewellery line. The collection will be called ZG and actress Mila Kunis is lined up to front the first advertising campaign…

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Book Smart – Gore Vidal, Pilar of Style : The infamously persnickety Gore Vidal would most probably balk at being designated an icon of style. [NYT]

Designers give essential items a twist : Michael Ball, founder and creative director of the denim line Rock & Republic, had a brainwave last winter: 1970s supermarkets. [FT]

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- David Lauren hosts the New York Academy of Art’s annual “Take Home a Nude” Party at Sotheby’s – This year’s participating artists include Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, Kehinde Wiley, Jeff Koons, James Nares, Jenny Saville, Kenny Scharf, Donald Sultan, and many others. [NYSD]

- Princess Diana’s ex flame James Hewitt is no longer English – After abandoning his last attempt at fame and riches as a reality TV contestant, James Hewitt embarked on a new life. [DM]

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