Pirelli Calendar

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.

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 Benitez, 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, and Natasha Poly.

Photographers and locations

Year	Photographer	Location	Models
1963	Terence Donovan	various
1964	Robert Freeman	Majorca, Spain
1965	Brian Duffy	South of France
1966	Peter Knapp	Al Hoceima, Morocco
1967	no calendar
1968	Harry Peccinotti	Tunisia
1969	Harry Peccinotti	Big Sur, California
1970	Francis Giacobetti	Paradise Island, The Bahamas
1971	Francis Giacobetti	Jamaica
1972	Sarah Moon	Villa Les Tilleuls, Paris
1973	Brian Duffy	London, England
1974	Hans Feurer	Seychelles
1975—83	no calendars
1984	Uwe Ommer	Bahamas	Angie Layne, Suzie-Ann Watkins, Jane Wood, Julie Martin
1985	Norman Parkinson	Edinburgh, Scotland	Iman Abdulmajid
1986	Bert Stern	the Cotswolds, England
1987	Terence Donovan	Bath, England	Ione Brown, Naomi Campbell, Collette Brown, Gillian De Turville, Waris Dirie
1988	Barry Lategan (choreographed by Gillian Lynne) Production designed by Gerry Judah	London, England	Carol Straker
1989	Joyce Tennyson	the Polaroid Studios, New York	Nicky (Nicole Nagel)
1990	Arthur Elgort	Seville, Spain
1991	Clive Arrowsmith	France	Lynne Koester, Rachel Boss, Susie Bick
1992	Clive Arrowsmith	Almería, Spain
1993	John Claridge	Seychelles	Christina Estrada, Barbara Moors
1994	Herb Ritts	Paradise Island, the Bahamas	Helena Christensen, Cindy Crawford, Karen Alexander, Kate Moss
1995	Richard Avedon	New York, United States	Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Farrah Summerford, Nadja Auermann
1996	Peter Lindbergh	El Mirage, California, United States	Carré Otis, Kristen McMenamy, Eva Herzigova, Navia Nguyen, Nastassja Kinski, Tatjana Patitz
1997	Richard Avedon	New York, United States	Honor Fraser, Ling Tan, Monica Bellucci, Sophie Patitz, Cordula Reyer, Inés Sastre, Waris Dirie, Anna Klevhag, Gisele Zelaui, Irina Pantaeva, Kristina Semenovskaia, Tatiana Zavialova, Marie Sophie Wilson, Jenny Shimizu, Brandi Quiñones, Nikki Uberti, Julia Ortiz, Annie Morton
1998	Bruce Weber	Miami, United States	Tanga Moreau, Stella Tennant, Milla Jovovich, Carolyn Murphy, Eva Herzigova, Patricia Arquette, Shalom Harlow, Kirsty Hume, Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Kiara Kabukuru, Georgina Grenville, Rachel Roberts, Daryl Hannah
1999	Herb Ritts	Los Angeles, United States	Chandra North, Sophie Dahl, Karen Elson, Michele Hicks, Carolyn Murphy, Shirley Mallmann, Laetitia Casta, Audrey Marnay, Elsa Benítez, Bridget Hall, Angela Lindvall, Alek Wek
2000	Annie Leibovitz	Rhinebeck, New York City	Laetitia Casta
2001	Mario Testino	Naples, Italy	Aurélie Claudel, Rhea Durham, Gisele Bündchen, Karen Elson, Mariana Weickert, Fernanda Tavares, Angela Lindvall, Ana Claudia Michels, Liisa Winkler, Noémie Lenoir, Frankie Rayder, Carmen Kass
2002	Peter Lindbergh	Hollywood, United States	Amy Smart, Brittany Murphy, Julia Stiles, Rachael Leigh Cook, Erika Christensen, Selma Blair, Lauren Bush, James King, Bridget Moynahan
2003	Bruce Weber	Campania, Italy	Sienna Rose Miller, Eva Riccobono, Heidi Klum, Mariacarla Boscono, Isabeli Fontana, Valentina Stilla, Filippa Hamilton, Alessandra Ambrosio, Jessica Miller, Rania Faslan, Karolina Kurkova, Sophie Dahl, Bridget Hall, Lisa Seiffert, Yamila Díaz, Natalia Vodianova, Marcelo Boldrini
2004	Nick Knight	London, England	Adina Fohlin, Natalia Vodianova, Dewi Driegen, Mariacarla Boscono, Jessica Miller (fashion model), Esther de Jong, Ai Tominaga, Amanda Moore, Alek Wek, Frankie Rayder, Karolina Kurkova, Liberty Ross, Pollyanna McIntosh
2005	Patrick Demarchelier	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Filippa Hamilton, Julia Stegner, Eugenia Volodina, Naomi Campbell, Isabeli Fontana, Michelle Buswell, Adriana Lima, Erin Wasson, Diana Dondoe, Liliane Ferrarezi, Marija Vujovic, Valentina Zelyaeva
2006	Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot	Côte d'Azur	Jennifer Lopez, Kate Moss, Gisele Bündchen, Natalia Vodianova, Karen Elson, Guinevere Van Seenus
2007	Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin	studio set	Penélope Cruz, Sophia Loren, Lou Doillon, Hilary Swank, Naomi Watts
2008	Patrick Demarchelier	Shanghai, China	Agyness Deyn, Lily Donaldson, Doutzen Kroes, Catherine McNeil, Gemma Ward, Sasha Pivovarova, Coco Rocha, Caroline Trentini, Mo Wandan, Du Juan, Maggie Cheung
2009	Peter Beard	Okavango Delta, Botswana	Mariacarla Boscono, Daria Werbowy, Malgosia Bela, Rianne ten Haken, Lara Stone, Emanuela de Paula, Isabeli Fontana
2010	Terry Richardson	Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil	Catherine McNeil, Enikő Mihalik, Ana Beatriz Barros, Miranda Kerr, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Daisy Lowe, Gracie Carvalho, Lily Cole, Marloes Horst, Georgina Stojiljković
2011	Karl Lagerfeld	Paris, France (studio set)	Isabeli Fontana, Heidi Mount, Bianca Balti, Lara Stone, Natasha Poly, Iris Strubegger, Elisa Sednaoui, Magdalena Frackowiak, Julianne Moore, Freja Beha Erichsen, Daria Werbowy, Erin Wasson, Baptiste Giabiconi, Brad Kroenig, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Lakshmi Menon, Garrett Neff, Jake Davies, Jeneil Williams, Anja Rubik, Sébastien Jondeau
2012	Mario Sorrenti	Domaine de Murtoli, Sartène, Corsica, France	Lara Stone, Kate Moss, Guinevere Van Seenus, Edita Vilkevičiūtė, Rinko Kikuchi, Saskia de Brauw, Milla Jovovich, Joan Smalls, Natasha Poly, Isabeli Fontana, Malgosia Bela, Margareth Madè
2013	Steve McCurry	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Isabeli Fontana, Petra Nemcova, Sonia Braga, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, Liya Kebede, Adriana Lima, Summer Rayne Oakes, Kyleigh Kuhn, Marisa Monte, Karlie Kloss, Elisa Sednaoui
2014 (50th Anniversary)	Peter Lindbergh & Patrick Demarchelier	New York, United States (studio set)	Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Helena Christensen, Isabeli Fontana, Karolina Kurkova, Alek Wek
2014	Helmut Newton	Montecarlo & Chianti, Italy	Neith Hunter, Susie Bick, Betty Prado, Antonia Dell’Atte
2015	Steven Meisel	New York City	Adriana Lima, Natalia Vodianova, Raquel Zimmermann, Isabeli Fontana, Sasha Luss, Anna Ewers, Carolyn Murphy, Cameron Russell, Gigi Hadid, Candice Huffine, Karen Elson, Joan Smalls
2016	Annie Leibovitz	TBA	Tavi Gevinson, Serena Williams, Amy Schumer, Yoko Ono, Fran Lebowitz, Patti Smith, Natalia Vodianova, Kathleen Kennedy, Yao Chen, Mellody Hobson, Ava DuVernay, Agnes Gund, Shirin Neshat

References

1. "The myth of the Pirelli Cal". Pirelli - Calendar. Retrieved December 12, 2007.;
2. "The Cal: a collection of masterpieces". Pirelli. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
3. 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