Film star Milla Jovovich strips for Pirelli Calendar
As usual, Pirelli will not discuss the number of calendars it prints or the names of the 300 or so people in Australia who will get one.
But it is happy to reveal that Jovovich and fellow actresses Margareth Made and Rinko Kikuchi posed for celebrity photographer Mario Sorrenti.
The shoot was done this year at the French island of Corsica and Sorrenti's theme was 'swoon' for the images.
The calendar has been a car industry must-have since the 1960s but the images mean it's definitely not safe for a wall at work.
Copies regularly sell for more than $500, even though it's impossible to buy one from Pirelli.
Two of the famous photographers who have shot the Pirelli Calendar in the part are Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon.
The 2012 calendar has 25 pictures, in both colour and black-and-white, and the costly printing and packaging includes canvas linings and matt-black backgrounds.
Unlike the majority of calendars, individual pictures are not matched to a month, so owners will be able to pick and mix their favourite images as the new year passes.
She's more famous for keeping her clothes on, or modelling them that is.
But Kate Moss has stripped down to nothing for an appearance in Pirelli's 2012 calendar.
The Croydon-born supermodel, 37, lets it all hang out for the new publication which also features a number of other models who have also shed their clothing in the name of 'art'.
In the stunning black and white photograph, Kate reclines on a rocky surface using her experience as a supermodel to remain professional and appear as comfortable as if she was perched on a soft cushion and not a hard slab of rock.
This year's calendar was shot in Corsica by the legendary Italian photographer, who chose his muses very carefully.
Mario - who used to be a model before moving behind the camera, and also shot Scarlett Johansson for Mango this year - has known Kate and Milla since they were starting out in the fashion industry as teenagers.
In fact Milla feels so confident with him that she said recently: 'Mario is pretty much the only person I would take my clothes off for'.
These shots are likely to be the only ones most mere mortals will be able to view.
Since it's inception in 1964, Pirelli has instructed leading photographers to capture the world's most beautiful women on film for the exclusive calendar solely as a gift for royalty, celebrities and VIP customers.
Pirelli's calendar, dubbed "The Cal," was unveiled to media and collectors in New York at The Armory, its unveiling coupled with an exclusive, black-tie VIP dinner.
According to USA Today, Mario Sorrenti is the first Italian photographer to shoot the illustrious spread for the tyre manufacturers.
He is renowned for shooting classic and, most importantly, classy nude editorials, which is no doubt the reason behind him being chosen to shoot this year's photographs.
But he insisted that, despite the nudity, the 2012 calendar is not sexy.
He told Women's Wear Daily: 'You know, originally I thought I was going to do very sexy pictures, and when we got there I realized that I didn't want the pictures to be sexy at all.'
'I meant that they're not 'obviously' sexy. I didn't want them to be posing and arching and like sticking their boobs in my face or anything like that.
'I thought that's what I wanted, that it would give the most immediate impact, but then I realized that wasn't important.... I was trying to just really focus on them and the environment and let that blossom together somehow.'
According to reports the models and crew all stayed together in houses on Corsica, while Sorrenti spent 'the morning with one girl and the evening with another, and we'd all have dinner together'.
The theme, chosen by Sorenti was 'swoon', for which he explained: 'In "swoon", I put the bodies in direct contact with Nature, which harbours them as if they were its extension, in a set of images where rocks, land, tree trunks, sky and sea are all turned into a backdrop for the bodies.'
A selection of supermodels posed completely naked for the Pirelli Calendar this year. The dream cast includes but is not limited to Kate Moss, Lara Stone and Milla Jovovich. The nudes are presented tastefully in natural sets on Corsica. Photographer Mario Sorrenti did an excellent job.
The photos are pretty good. Like every year in "the cal". However, what gave me something really valuable this year is... the video. When you log into the Pirelli website then you will find a 20 minute behind the scenes video. Watch how Mario Sorrenti is making the calendar photographs. Passionate but calm, with extremely simple gear and a relatively small entourage.
In the video I hear supermodel Natasha Poly saying a key sentence: "He is one photographers that I feel comfortable being nude. I feel always beautiful, you know, when he is shooting me."
This is my take away for 2012: "The people who I shoot are beautiful. Always. And I am going to let them feel it."
I guess you already had a look at all the beautiful 25 calendar images below. And that's cool. Now please drop me a quick comment below and tell me which one is your favorite. I'll let you know which I would pick.
And then go to
==> Pirelli's Calendar Club Website
and treat yourself with the behind the scenes video.
Natasha Poly
Edita Vilkeviciute
Joan Smalls
Kate Moss
Rinko Kikuchi
Guinevere Van Seenus
Lara Stone
Malgosia Bela
Saski de Brauw
Margareth Made
Isabeli Fontana
Milla Jovovich
Natasha Poly
Edita Vilkeviciute
Kate Moss
Guinevere Van Seenus
Lara Stone
Malgosia Bela
Saskia de Brauw
Isabeli Fontana
Joan Smalls
Margareth Made
Milla Jovovich
Rinko Kikuchi
Natasha PoLY
- December 09, 2011
Milla Jovovich, right, in a scene from, Resident Evil: Afterlife. Source: AP
MILLA Jovovich is the latest movie star to shed her clothes for the Pirelli Calendar.
The 2012 edition of the provocative calendar has just been previewed in Italy with the usual collection of high-fashion nude and semi-nude pictures.As usual, Pirelli will not discuss the number of calendars it prints or the names of the 300 or so people in Australia who will get one.
But it is happy to reveal that Jovovich and fellow actresses Margareth Made and Rinko Kikuchi posed for celebrity photographer Mario Sorrenti.
The shoot was done this year at the French island of Corsica and Sorrenti's theme was 'swoon' for the images.
The calendar has been a car industry must-have since the 1960s but the images mean it's definitely not safe for a wall at work.
Copies regularly sell for more than $500, even though it's impossible to buy one from Pirelli.
Two of the famous photographers who have shot the Pirelli Calendar in the part are Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon.
The 2012 calendar has 25 pictures, in both colour and black-and-white, and the costly printing and packaging includes canvas linings and matt-black backgrounds.
Unlike the majority of calendars, individual pictures are not matched to a month, so owners will be able to pick and mix their favourite images as the new year passes.
9th December 2011
She's more famous for keeping her clothes on, or modelling them that is.
But Kate Moss has stripped down to nothing for an appearance in Pirelli's 2012 calendar.
Supermodel behaviour: Kate Moss poses for a stunning shot featured in the Pirelli 2012 calendar
This year's calendar was shot in Corsica by the legendary Italian photographer, who chose his muses very carefully.
Taking things lying down: Lithuanian model Edita Vilkeviciute reclines on some rocks but maintains an air of comfort throughout
In fact Milla feels so confident with him that she said recently: 'Mario is pretty much the only person I would take my clothes off for'.
These shots are likely to be the only ones most mere mortals will be able to view.
'Not sexy': Margareth Made pulls a pose for the calendar which is distributed exclusively among VIPs
Pirelli's calendar, dubbed "The Cal," was unveiled to media and collectors in New York at The Armory, its unveiling coupled with an exclusive, black-tie VIP dinner.
According to USA Today, Mario Sorrenti is the first Italian photographer to shoot the illustrious spread for the tyre manufacturers.
Life's a beach: Saskia De Brauw curls up on the sand for another artsy shot
But he insisted that, despite the nudity, the 2012 calendar is not sexy.
He told Women's Wear Daily: 'You know, originally I thought I was going to do very sexy pictures, and when we got there I realized that I didn't want the pictures to be sexy at all.'
'I meant that they're not 'obviously' sexy. I didn't want them to be posing and arching and like sticking their boobs in my face or anything like that.
Birthday suit: Perfectly formed Russian model Natasha Poly poses like a fountain statue
According to reports the models and crew all stayed together in houses on Corsica, while Sorrenti spent 'the morning with one girl and the evening with another, and we'd all have dinner together'.
The theme, chosen by Sorenti was 'swoon', for which he explained: 'In "swoon", I put the bodies in direct contact with Nature, which harbours them as if they were its extension, in a set of images where rocks, land, tree trunks, sky and sea are all turned into a backdrop for the bodies.'
What you can learn from Pirelli's nudes of Kate Moss, Lara Stone and Milla Jovovich
Beautiful Lara Stone photographed by Mario Sorrenti for Pirelli Calendar 2012
The photos are pretty good. Like every year in "the cal". However, what gave me something really valuable this year is... the video. When you log into the Pirelli website then you will find a 20 minute behind the scenes video. Watch how Mario Sorrenti is making the calendar photographs. Passionate but calm, with extremely simple gear and a relatively small entourage.
In the video I hear supermodel Natasha Poly saying a key sentence: "He is one photographers that I feel comfortable being nude. I feel always beautiful, you know, when he is shooting me."
This is my take away for 2012: "The people who I shoot are beautiful. Always. And I am going to let them feel it."
I guess you already had a look at all the beautiful 25 calendar images below. And that's cool. Now please drop me a quick comment below and tell me which one is your favorite. I'll let you know which I would pick.
And then go to
==> Pirelli's Calendar Club Website
and treat yourself with the behind the scenes video.
Update 2011-12-08: The Pirelli Calendar Making Of Video
I learned that some of you cannot register at the Pirelli Calendar Club website. So I am embedding the Making of video right here (at least for as long as Youtube is playing it):Pirelli Calendar 2012 Photos
Here are all photos that made it into the calendar:Natasha Poly
Edita Vilkeviciute
Joan Smalls
Kate Moss
Rinko Kikuchi
Guinevere Van Seenus
Lara Stone
Malgosia Bela
Saski de Brauw
Margareth Made
Isabeli Fontana
Milla Jovovich
Natasha Poly
Edita Vilkeviciute
Kate Moss
Guinevere Van Seenus
Lara Stone
Malgosia Bela
Saskia de Brauw
Isabeli Fontana
Joan Smalls
Margareth Made
Milla Jovovich
Rinko Kikuchi
Natasha PoLY
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