As a time honored tradition, the Pirelli Calendar has been published through the years since 1964. It has featured so many legendary beautiful women over the years with a blend of haute fashion and sensuality. Creating portraits it’s not the only thing; it’s a capture of the essence and the power of the women body. Each year has collaboration amongst industry legends such as Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton or Peter Lindbergh showcasing the most beautiful women in the world. 12 images taken by an insanely talented photographer that turns out to be, more than a logbook, a piece of art. At the beginning “The Cal” aspired to be a sign of changing times, but was ten years later when Martyn Walsh, the new art director, inserts subliminal traces of tyres. After 50 years, it became an artistic publication with no limitations – except style and good taste. If the end result seems even more fashion forward than usual, it’s no accident. Let the images tell their own story while we just keep getting hotter.
Harri Peccinotti, 1969
Francis Giacobetti, 1970
Hans Feurer, 1974
Uwe Ommer, 1984
Bert Stern, 1986
John Claridge, 1993
Herb Ritts, 1994
Richard Avedon, 1995
Bruce Weber, 1998
Mario Testino, 2001
Bruce Weber, 2003
Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, 2006
Peter Beard, 2009
Terry Richardson, 2010
Mario Sorrenti, 2012
Helmut Newton, 2014
Steven Meisel, 2015
