Pirellis’ 2016 Calendar Replaces Sexy Stars With Influential Women
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Pirelli, an Italian tire manufacturer, has had a habit of releasing an annual calendar of nude and scantily-clad women that many women have been less than happy about. This year’s calendar, however, promises to be a PR coup – instead of their usual softcore-pornographic fare, their 2016 calendar will feature thinkers, athletes, businesspeople and other inspiring elites from the world of women.
Though the women in the photos are in various states of dress (or undress), that’s definitely not the focus this time around. Annie Leibovitz, the award-winning photographer behind this year’s calendar (whom we’ve written about before), said, “I started to think about the roles that women play, women who have achieved something. I wanted to make a classic set of portraits. I thought that the women should look strong but natural, and I decided to keep it a very simple exercise of shooting in the studio. This calendar is so completely different. It is a departure. The idea was not to have any pretense in these pictures and be very straightforward.”
What do you think about this new direction?
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Amy Schumer
Serena Williams
Yoko Ono
Natalia Vodianova
Ava Duvernay
Patti Smith
Yao Chen
Shirin Neshat
Tavi Gevinson
Mellody Hobson
Fran Lebowitz
Agnes Gund and Sadie Rain-Hope Gund
Kathleen Kennedy
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Do you see bill gates or barak obama in Nudes ?? NO !! so why the final test for every woman, no matter how powerful she is, needs to be -get your clothes off.dont like it at all
I can see your point and typically I would agree. But women that where naked was necessary. Women are constantly made to feel that we are to look a specific way otherwise we are deemed ugly. The women that are seen naked do not necessarily fit that criteria by societal standards. For example, Serena is muscular and dark you do not see many women like here in the media and when you do it is not a positive image. As a dark black women, I have been told by various people I would be prettier if I were not so dark. People often associate darkness with negativity, evil and ugliness. In addition, women are considered masculine if they are muscular. In this picture she looks gorgeous she is showing off her beautiful dark skin and her muscular body telling off everyone who perpetuate a specific standard of beauty and for me this is empowering. I agree she is powerful with her clothes on. But the picture she chose to take can also be seen as empowering depending on how you choose to look at it.
Serena does not fit the usual standard of beauty, true, but having her almost nude shows every shade of musculature, every angle that is often hidden by clothing. There is nothing sexual in her picture and as such, it is not demeaning. it is POWER, raw, magnificent power of a body that has been trained and honed to glorious beauty to perform like the champion she is. BELLA!!
Excellent comment, Jay Bevans. And for Amy Schumer it has to do with beauty outside the "accepted" societal norms. I understand she's on a campaign to empower women who might not be considered beautiful by commercial standards, and she is right on. She IS beautiful. And these "nudes" are very tasteful: covered where they should be and in their natural states. Not all of these photos are of nudes, and the ones that have some skin showing are very tasteful and artful, in my opinion. Well done!
I see what you mean but believe me Serena is not the reason this is controversial
Ehhh.. you do see Vladimir Putin halfnakked riding an elephant, so I guess it is cultural.
Honey! it's a personal choice, obviously. Not all of them chose to have their pictures taken naked.
I think it can be empowering if done correctly. Amy I'm not impressed or surprised she is naked. Serena looks amazing and strong and powerful
So keep your clothes on and/or don't click links like this. Problem solved.
I took the partial nudity as an ironic reflection of the past calendar's overt sexuality. The picture of Serena William seems less about sexuality and more just about power. It is such a striking image. The other photos also seem to have a juxtaposition; flaunting the idea of sexuality while apposing it in some way. Like a long slender leg leading your eye to the image of a mother holding her child. There is a point to the images and I think it was done very well.
Get your eyes checked. Few were nude (partially at that). Take your faux indignation elsewhere.
You are so tight, Ruby!
Sorry, right!
You are so Right, Ruby!
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Couldn't agree more, Ruby. It isn't empowering to have your picture taken nude, it's reenforcing all the crap that came before. I like the other photos, but not Yoko, Serena or Amy's. They don't get it.
No, YOU don't get it. Read my comment above about empowerment outside of societal norms.
It's simply continued focus on beauty, beauty, beauty for women. Amy Schumer isn't all that bright...or funny. I understand what she is "trying" to do, it just isn't well thought out.
It was unnecessary to get naked...just saying...They look just as fine in their clothes... It's amazing how you could convince few of them to shed their clothes off...
Where is a top influetal women in science,like Lisa Rendall,for instence.Sure,but they have Yoko Ono an two young cuties that I never heard of.Stupid list...
Do you see bill gates or barak obama in Nudes ?? NO !! so why the final test for every woman, no matter how powerful she is, needs to be -get your clothes off.dont like it at all
I can see your point and typically I would agree. But women that where naked was necessary. Women are constantly made to feel that we are to look a specific way otherwise we are deemed ugly. The women that are seen naked do not necessarily fit that criteria by societal standards. For example, Serena is muscular and dark you do not see many women like here in the media and when you do it is not a positive image. As a dark black women, I have been told by various people I would be prettier if I were not so dark. People often associate darkness with negativity, evil and ugliness. In addition, women are considered masculine if they are muscular. In this picture she looks gorgeous she is showing off her beautiful dark skin and her muscular body telling off everyone who perpetuate a specific standard of beauty and for me this is empowering. I agree she is powerful with her clothes on. But the picture she chose to take can also be seen as empowering depending on how you choose to look at it.
Serena does not fit the usual standard of beauty, true, but having her almost nude shows every shade of musculature, every angle that is often hidden by clothing. There is nothing sexual in her picture and as such, it is not demeaning. it is POWER, raw, magnificent power of a body that has been trained and honed to glorious beauty to perform like the champion she is. BELLA!!
Excellent comment, Jay Bevans. And for Amy Schumer it has to do with beauty outside the "accepted" societal norms. I understand she's on a campaign to empower women who might not be considered beautiful by commercial standards, and she is right on. She IS beautiful. And these "nudes" are very tasteful: covered where they should be and in their natural states. Not all of these photos are of nudes, and the ones that have some skin showing are very tasteful and artful, in my opinion. Well done!
I see what you mean but believe me Serena is not the reason this is controversial
Ehhh.. you do see Vladimir Putin halfnakked riding an elephant, so I guess it is cultural.
Honey! it's a personal choice, obviously. Not all of them chose to have their pictures taken naked.
I think it can be empowering if done correctly. Amy I'm not impressed or surprised she is naked. Serena looks amazing and strong and powerful
So keep your clothes on and/or don't click links like this. Problem solved.
I took the partial nudity as an ironic reflection of the past calendar's overt sexuality. The picture of Serena William seems less about sexuality and more just about power. It is such a striking image. The other photos also seem to have a juxtaposition; flaunting the idea of sexuality while apposing it in some way. Like a long slender leg leading your eye to the image of a mother holding her child. There is a point to the images and I think it was done very well.
Get your eyes checked. Few were nude (partially at that). Take your faux indignation elsewhere.
You are so tight, Ruby!
Sorry, right!
You are so Right, Ruby!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Couldn't agree more, Ruby. It isn't empowering to have your picture taken nude, it's reenforcing all the crap that came before. I like the other photos, but not Yoko, Serena or Amy's. They don't get it.
No, YOU don't get it. Read my comment above about empowerment outside of societal norms.
It's simply continued focus on beauty, beauty, beauty for women. Amy Schumer isn't all that bright...or funny. I understand what she is "trying" to do, it just isn't well thought out.
It was unnecessary to get naked...just saying...They look just as fine in their clothes... It's amazing how you could convince few of them to shed their clothes off...
Where is a top influetal women in science,like Lisa Rendall,for instence.Sure,but they have Yoko Ono an two young cuties that I never heard of.Stupid list...