The Pirelli Calendar is a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual publication that dates to 1963.
The calendar is known for its limited availability, as it is only given as a corporate gift to a restricted number of Pirelli customers and celebrities.
Publication was discontinued after the 1974 issue as an economising cut-back in response to the world recession from the oil shock. It was resurrected 10 years later and has been published regularly since then.
Video Pirelli Calendar
Models and celebrities
Appearance in the calendar has become a mark of distinction for those photographic models who are chosen, as well as for the photographers commissioned to produce the images used. Over the years, the models and celebrities who have appeared in it include Gisele Bündchen, Natalia Vodianova, Sienna Miller, Naomi Campbell, Valeria Mazza, Neith Hunter, Eva Riccobono, Malgosia Bela, Emanuela de Paula, Sonny Freeman Drane, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Selma Blair, Lauren Bush, Elsa Benítez, Laetitia Casta, Rachael Leigh Cook, Milla Jovovich, Doutzen Kroes, Heidi Klum, Sophia Loren, Penélope Cruz, Brittany Murphy, Amy Smart, Julia Stiles, Karolina Kurkova, Caroline Trentini, Raica Oliveira, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Bridget Moynahan, Shannyn Sossamon, Mena Suvari, Monet Mazur, Aurelie Claudel, Fernanda Tavares, Isabeli Fontana, Frankie Rayder, Angela Lindvall, Hilary Swank, Lakshmi Menon, Yamila Díaz, Anja Rubik, Waris Dirie, RuPaul, and Natasha Poly.
The Pirelli Calendar had several 'All Black' issues. Terrence Donovan created a ground-breaking (especially for that time) calendar featuring only black models in 1987. The shot included a 16-year-old Naomi Campbell at the beginning of her career. The second issue featuring only black models was released in 2018 and was shot by Tim Walker.
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Photographers and locations
References
- "The myth of the Pirelli Cal". Pirelli - Calendar. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007. ;
- "The Cal: a collection of masterpieces". Pirelli. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
- Hargreaves, Steve (February 15, 2005). "Pinups for the auto elite". CNNMoney.
External links
- Official Pirelli Calendar Site with Image Archives
- 2008 Pirelli Calendar Presentation
- Men's Vogue Slideshow: Five decades of photos from the Pirelli calendar
- some details re. the withdrawing of Helmut Newton's Pirelli calendar in 1986 (in German)
- The 80 Hottest Pirelli Calendar Girls
- The Story of Pirelli Calendar
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