A Revolution
8 years ago by
It’s so refreshing when publications take a stand about how women are represented, celebrate natural beauty, because our own perception of how we look and feel is often defined by this. It’s something I think about a lot, personally, and recently more than usual. It’s also something that we’re always thinking about on the blog — how we can show real women and celebrate them, whatever their passion or stature.
The Pirelli calendar that was just released, shot by Annie Leibovitz, is my dream Pirelli calendar. Where women were overtly sexy (not saying that’s always a bad thing, though…), you have notable women of all shapes, careers, nationalities photographed true to their personality. It’s beautifully uniform in the way everything is shot in classic Leibovitz style (and all black and white), but each subject is given room to show who they are…
Serena Williams is shown in all of her athletic strength, Patti Smith is, of course, effortlessly cool, and Amy Schumer is depicted where she sees herself positioned: on the extreme edge of feminism. And others, too, including Yoko Ono — see it all here.
I really can’t get over how cool this is!!! It’s worth noting that this shift, Pirelli’s decision to frame women in a different, accepting — or even celebratory — way, follow’s Playboy’s decision to stop publishing full nudes as of March 2016. Do I smell a revolution?
Yes!!! After all those years of pushing us women to be sth all covered, not desirable, a big wide piece of fabric, than almost immedietely- to sth all uncovered, a body, a meat, now we are men-like, we are persons, with the body, with the mind, with the spirit, thank to ourselves and all good men in the world helping us through those years of fight. Thank you!
i am happy to see this 180! :)
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Love the concept of this calendar!
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Je suis aussi contente de la tournure qu’a pris ce calendrier cette année ! Des photos vraiment puissantes et très belles esthétiquement :)
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this calendar is amazing
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This would be more revolutionary if all the women were photographed with their clothes on.
Finally..This calendar is absolutely beautiful!I cannot say that we already have a revolution in a world full of inequalities but it is a baby step towards this direction.
Enfin! J’espère vivement que d’autres s’y mettront…
THAT’s powerful !
Je n’attendais rien de moins de la part d’Annie Lebowitz.