The iconic Pirelli Calendar is an annual publication known for its notorious exclusivity, as it is reserved for important clients and VIPs.
The calendar has transformed in recent years, from a flashy pin-up style gift for Pirelli costumers that dates to 1963 to a cultural lightening rod.
This year, an all-black cast modeled for an Alice in Wonderland themed shoot, including Lupita Nyong’o, RuPaul, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Naomi Campbell, Whoopi Goldberg and more.
Photo credit: Pirelli/Tim Walker
Photographed by Tim Walker and styled by new British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, the stars became characters from the whimsical Lewis Carroll fantasy novel.
Photo credit: Pirelli/Tim Walker
“The story of Alice has been told so many times and in so many ways, but always with a white cast,”
Walker told the New York Times.
“There has never been a black Alice, so I wanted to push how fictional fantasy figures can be represented and explore evolving ideas of beauty.”
Established in 1872, Pirelli is one of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers. Pirelli has been supplying racing tyres since 1907 and is now the single-tyre supplier of the world superbike championships and other prestigious, one-make series like the Ferrari Challenge, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Competition and the Maserati Cup.
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