All of his fight scenes are absolutely terrific and breathtaking, but the one with Mae is my personal favorite! Watching it for the first time left me completely breathless - it's like a mesmerizing dance
Lupita Nyong'o, RuPaul Star Alongside All-Black Cast for Pirelli 2018 Calendar
12:44 PM PDT 7/20/2017
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Stephanie Chan
Naomi Campbell, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Whoopi Goldberg and more appear on the starry annual almanac.
Pirelli’s 2018 calendar has been revealed with an all-black, all-star cast reimagining the Alice in Wonderland fairytale.
This year’s calendar was photographed by famed British fashion photographer Tim Walker, whose fantastical imagery regularly appears in Vogue, W and Love, in collaboration with stylist Edward Enninful, who was recently appointed to chief editor at British Vogue. The duo reimagined John Tenniel’s illustrations seen in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, tapping a number of famous faces to make that fantasy come to life.
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is cast as the Dormouse, while RuPaul — best known for his reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race — shines as the Queen of Heart. Model Naomi Campbell is the Royal Beheader alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg (as the Royal Duchess), American Honey star Sasha Lane (as the Mad March Hare), model/activist Adwoa Aboah (as Tweedledee), rapper Lil Yachty (as the Queen’s Guard) and model Slick Woods (as the Mad Hatter) also bring characters to life for the calendar.
German fashion photograph Peter Lindbergh photographed the 2017 calendar, recruiting Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Helen Mirren and Julianne Moore, to name a few, who appeared without makeup as his muses. Nyong’o also appeared in the 2017 calendar.
According to CNN, Pirelli previously enlisted an all-black cast for its 1987 edition, featuring the then-teenaged Campbell.
The first Pirelli calendar dates back to 1964, when the tire company’s U.K. subsidiary was looking for a marketing strategy to help stand out from domestic competition, according to the company. The calendar ceased publication in 1974, due to the world recession sparked by the Yom Kippur war and the oil crisis, before starting up again in 1984. Since then, the limited-edition calendar has become an highly anticipated, collectible visual feast.
2018 Pirelli Calendar Has All-Black Cast Reimagine Alice In Wonderland With Naomi Campbell And Whoopi Goldberg
Fans of the Pirelli calendar (see issues from 2017 and 2016) are in luck – the wait is over and some of the fairytale-like images for the 2018 edition have finally been unveiled.
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Tim Walker, a renowned British fashion photographer, has picked a stellar all-black cast for his 12-month fable, based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was styled by British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful, the first black man to steer a mainstream women’s fashion magazine.
“This is an important step in culture development – to push images that aren’t generic, that don’t conform to stereotypes,” said model Thando Hopa, who portrays the Princess of Hearts.
The whole cast of the 45th edition of the calendar is as follows: Adwoa Aboah is Tweedledee; Naomi Campbell and Sean “Diddy” Combs are The Royal Beheaders; Slick Woods is The Madhatter; Lupita Nyong’o is The Dormouse; Whoopi Goldberg is The Royal Duchess; Djimon Hounsou is The King of Hearts; Ru Paul is The Queen of Hearts; Adut Akech is The Queen of Diamonds; Alpha Dia is the Five-Of-Hearts-Playing-Card Gardener; King Owusu is the Two-Of-Hearts-Playing-Card Gardener; Lil Yachty is The Queen’s Guard; Thando Hopa is The Princess of Hearts; Wilson Oryema is the Seven-Of-Hearts-Playing-Card Gardener; Zoe Bedeaux is The Caterpillar; Sasha Lane is The Mad March Hare; and Duckie Thot is Alice.
More info: pirelli.com (h/t: dazedandconfused)
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