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After it was announced last week that Polaroid would end its production of instant film, it got the industry wondering is that the end of the polaroid wall? Apple CEO Steve Jobs also recently commented that we are ‘preparing for the digital age’ which is the reason he gave for why the new Airbook does not have a CD drive. Polaroid has been the choice of the modeling world for decades, used by scouts, agencies, casting directors, photographers and designers as the definitive way of viewing a face.A certain top photographer however, decided to purchase $50,000 of polaroid film recently before it all runs out!

The first day in Paris saw piercing blue eyed Anna Selezneva of Silent Models opening for Balmain. Russian born Anna, now walking in her second show season got editors and photographers talking as she now appears to be tipped for this weeks top breakout girl.

After starting modeling 1 month ago, Faceforward’s Niels H. has been racking up the frequent flyer miles, traveling to Milan, Paris, New York and London in the space of 30 days. It all began in Milan where he walked for Jil Sander and then opening the Lanvin show in Paris the following week. After a brief return to school in his homeland of Denmark he soon found himself flying to NewYork walking for Marc by Marc Jacobs and then to London for Mulberry.  

At the Prada FW08 show in Milan, one girl in particular stood out amongst the rest; all the others simply paled in comparison. Jourdan Dunn (Women) is the object of everyone’s interest this season. The British beauty added Prada to her already impressive runway list, which already features names such as Zac Posen, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, and Bottega Veneta.

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Also worth mentioning is newcomer Natalia Chabanenko (Women), who both opened and closed the show. She is definitely a girl worth watching!

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Despite the representation of another skin color and the appearance of a fresh face, something, or rather someone, was missing at the Prada show. Longtime Miuccia-favorite, Sasha Pivovarova (IMG) was nowhere to be found.

Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman seductively grace the cover of W Magazine’s March issue, the two star in the upcoming film The Other Boleyn Girl.

Aside from opening (and more prevalently closing) most of the top shows at New York fashion week, Karlie Kloss who was discovered by Jeff and Mary of Mother Management USA at a model search, struck lucky in the campaign department for this season too. Check out the most recently released Nina Ricci advertisement by Mario Sorrenti. 
 

You may not remember her from the pages of Teen Vogue 2 years ago, but you will certainly know her name after this season’s shows are done. Estonian born Karmen Pedaru from Next Models is one of the current must-have girls. She began this month with a double digit showlist in New York, and those in Europe are once again scrambling to cast Karmen as an integral part of their showcase. 
 

Vogue Paris got a facelift this March with their first Mert&Marcus cover. The dynamic duo, famous for their Louis Vuitton campaigns, shot Dutch siren Lara Stone for their first assignment with editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld.