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…………………….An Anne Klein photo shoot with two of my favorite models…….Paulina Poriskovia and Dalma Callado……These photos were taken in the late 80s……The clothes, over 40 years old, are timeless and could be easily worn today…….In the photo at the left they are both wearing white leather skirts with navy sweaters detailed with gold ball buttons……Dalma on the right is wearing white Italian gaberdine pleated trousers with a navy knit “40s” inspired halter top……. .I remember the day Paulina walked into my studio on a “go see”…..She was newly arrived from Sweden. She was actually born in Czechoslovakia, but her parents left the country due to political unrest, and moved the family to Sweden……..I was told I HAD TO SEE this new beauty from Sweden……….When she walked into my studio she was wearing a tee shirt and jeans with out any make up, and her hair just hanging straight down…….OMG…..she took my breath away! She was, and still is a natural beauty…..one of the best ever! I immediately started to book her for everything I could….runway and photography. I don’t remember all of the countless shoots she did for me. What really struck me was her attitude……She really could have cared less about being a model, and I truly believe she took her beauty for granted. The way she looked was just something she was born with. At the time of our first meeting she said she wanted to be a concert pianist, but her modeling career took off and that dream never happened……When she decided to take an exclusive contract with Este Lauder at the height of her career she stopped working for anyone else….Many, including myself were very disappointed….She was one in a million!….She married and had two sons…….Today she still does some modeling, has written a biography…. but is more of a celebrity……………Dalma Callado was the first Brazilian SUPER MODEL……….She was one of the most popular models of her time, and worked for EVERYBODY!!!! I adored her….She was, and I’m sure still is one of the sweetest persons I have ever met in this business……After an incredible long career….she decided to retire at the height of her career when she was still in demand, but I think Dalma realized her time was coming to an end. There was a whole new wave of beautiful models coming in, and instead of being given second best….she retired on her terms. She moved to Italy, married and had a son. For many years she worked for Valentino, but I don’t know what she is doing now…….What I do know is that the most recent pictures of her prove that she was once the most beautiful exotic model in the world…..and still is!……She hasn’t changed one iota!!