Pirelli Calendar 2013 - Change Of Approach

2013 Pirelli Calendar's models get to keep their clothes on! 

Steve McCurry/EPA

Steve McCurry/EPA

Pirelli is a tire producer known for releasing annual calendars presenting female nudes. This year brings in a change of approach and a perspective so different I would almost call it a revolution. Ladies get to keep their clothes on! Steve McCurry is the man behind the lenses and a photographer responsible for a refreshingly different series of images. They are all shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Every model appearing in this year's calendar runs her own charity. 

Steve McCurry/EPA

"You can photograph nudes anywhere," says McCurry. "But these models are purposeful and idealistic people. I wanted to photograph them in a special place."

McCurry made his name documenting Afghanistan in the early 1980s, having smuggled himself into the country by growing a beard and wearing traditional clothes.

via Guardian Culture
also Pirelli.com

82-year old fashion models

Daphne Selfe (82), the grandmother of four, started her work for the fashion industry over 60 years ago, but at the age of 82 she is more popular than she’s ever been.

Daphne in her 20s.

At 20 Daphne won a local modeling competition and became a house model for clothing manufacturers. She had a decent career for about five years, but then nothing special happened for a long time. Her break came in 1998, when she got spotted by Models 1 - one of the world’s largest modeling agencies. It was the start of her new career, one that was a lot more glamorous than she’d ever known. She appeared in Vogue, Marie Claire and worked for high-street brands such as Nivea, Olay and Dolce &Gabbana. Daphe does yoga to keep fit, eats large amounts of fruits, vegetables and fish, drinks plenty of water. She doesn’t feel a day over 60 and never had any cosmetic surgery done.

Jacquie Tajah Murdock (82) is one of the latest stars of Lanvin's Fall/Winter 2012 campaign.  
'I grew up in Harlem always wanting to be a model, but in my day there were very little opportunities for women of color to work in fashion. At 18 I went from agent to agent looking for jobs, even as a hand model. I have finally made it and I will never give up'.

What can I say? Beautiful women will always be beautiful.

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via Odditycentral - http://www.odditycentral.com/news/daphne-selfe-a-successful-supermodel-at-82.html
via Advanced Style - http://www.advancedstyle.blogspot.co.uk/

via Models 1 - http://www.models1.co.uk/
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The World With No Gravity - Underwater Fashion Photography

Zena Holloway is a UK-based underwater fashion photographer and director. She started her career as a professional diver. In 1997 she made her first commercial shot for Faberge. Since then she has worked for a range of big names including Westfield, Sony, Elle, Nike and others. Zena uses the weightlessness of a human body and fabrics under water which makes her models look like fantastic fairies, mysterious goddesses. They become a part of a magical world with no gravity. I'd like to refer you to Zena's website with a lot of amazing images and films including a powerful multimedia show for Kylie Minogue.
http://www.zenaholloway.com/indexzena.html

photo Zena Halloway

photo Zena Halloway

photo Zena Halloway

photo Zena Halloway

photo Zena Halloway