Fashion Overload (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Now that 2009 has arrived it's time to get out your new datebooks. One of the most exclusive would be the Pirelli Calendar. Each year the tire manufacturer produces a timetable with the world's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
eMercedesBenz (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
You saw her looking ridiculously hot in the 2005 Pirelli calendar, and now, after countless magazine covers, advertising campaigns and fashion show appearances, Julia Stegner's once again making headlines, this time being named the new face of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2009. As part of her new role, Julia posed recently for a photo shoot along with the new Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CGI Grand Edition,...
Celeb Gossipz (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
The world’s most exclusive calendar this year is not just about the girls. It´s about the environment. The photographer Peter Beard says he went to Botswana to give people a reminder of what is happening in the world. “My real concern is the destruction of nature on a global scale. We’ve totally lost track of [...] Related posts: Victoria’s Secret backstage photos The backstage photos of the world’s...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
The annual Pirelli calendar is known for its stunning photography of beautiful people in exotic locations. The 2009 edition, being distributed in smaller numbers than ever, makes social and environmental statements.
Dennis The Peasant (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Leave it Amanda Marcotte to push the envelope of idiocy... Now she's got her knickers in a knot over the 2009 Pirelli calendar. For those of you that aren't in the loop, you should know that every year the Italian...
Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Look out Pirelli. Karl Lagerfeld has been moonlighting as a calendar photographer....
PunkAssBlog.com (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Hugo has a post up about sex education in colleges and Amanda has another about something called a “Pirelli calendar,” which involves what I have come over the years to recognize as “bullshit sexual buzzwords:” “glamour photography,” “artistic nudes” and “pushing the boundaries of (fill in the blank).” That last one, especially–”pushing the [...]
lancerlord (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
The 2009 Pirelli Calender : NSFW. The 2009 Pirelli Calendar photoshoot took place in Okavango Delta, Botswana Africa. Models were Mariacarla Boscono, Daria Werbowy, Malgosia Bela, Randal Moore, Lara Stone, Emanuela De Paula, and Isabeli Fontana.
Pedestrian.tv (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Shot in Botswana Africa, Pirelli draw on decidedly tribal influences for their 2009 calendar. Photographed by Peter Beard, models tickle the ivory (and I don't mean play the piano) and generally put themselves in harm's way for startlingly beautiful results... For naysayers who assume that modeling is just posing and coke addiction, check out this harrowing Jumanji outtake behind the scenes footage...
Cosmetic Makeovers (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Here's some behind the scenes video footage of the setting for the 2009 Pirelli Calendar. We guess the theme is supposed to be 'beautiful models get traumatized by jungle animals'.
Catwalk Queen (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Ah, the things that models must do to earn a quid in this world. For the 2009 Pirelli calendar , some of the world's biggest earners, including Daria Werbowy, Lara Stone , and Isabeli Fontana were flown to Botswana to take part in the shoot...
[FashionRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
I had posted some exclusive images from the Pirelli calendar with Emanuela de Paula back in June, but was asked to remove them a few hours after they were up. Now the entire 2009 calendar is available...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Remember the America's Next Top Model challenge where Tyra made the girls pose with things like tarantulas on their faces? Turns out that's a real-life modeling application, or whatever you call it. In the just-released behind-the-scenes video footage of the 2009 Pirelli calendar shoot in Botswana, which took place in May, Isabeli Fontana undergoes possibly worse bug-to-face torture with some sort...
Spare Room (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Today's Choice Links: Gothic dolls for grown-ups; The Pirelli nudie calendar; cowboys at Cornwallis beach, 1958; Swedish ad bound to offend the religious right; Average IQs across occupations; a Christmas lunatic affected by the credit crunch; And two tourist boats collide...
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
If you like a bit of nudity with your art (or take your tits with an ounce of pretension), you already know about the Pirelli calendar. (In case you don't: It's produced by the Italian tire brand and sent out...
