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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