Pirelli launched its 2018 calendar with an all-star black throw, Vanity Fair appointed a new editor-in-chief, also Victoria’s Secret gave us an initial peek at the Balmain collaboration. Discover these tales and more as we reveal this week’s leading global fashion news.
Pirelli Champions Black Beauty for 2018 Calendar
This week, Pirelli has given us a first look at the magnificent graphics that are likely to grace the pages of the coveted Pirelli Calendar in 2018. For the second time in its own long-standing history, Pirelli has cast an all-black crew. This time, to recreate the narrative of Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland as envisioned by photographer Tim Waleker. British Vogue’s new editor-in-chief, Edward Enningful, styled and handpicked the group of 18 models, activists, artists and celebrities himself, with Australian-Sudanese version Duckie Thot in the lead. Fellow countrywoman Adut Akech was selected for the role of Queen of Diamonds. In an interview with The Cut, Thot weighs in on the personal impact the concept has had on her. “It means so much to me because I know it’s going to impact a few girl’s life in a manner that I wish I had when I was younger.”
The Aussies are connected by a number of other notable names, such as RuPaul since the Queen of Hearts, Whoopi Goldberg as The Royal Duchess and Lupita Nyong’o as Dormouse. Meanwhile, Diddy and Naomi Campbell were ready to see some heads rolling as the Royal Beheaders. Walker viewpoints his job on this job for a celebration of beauty. “I wanted this to be a really definite remark on black beauty, which I think is forgotten about.” First established in 1963, the Pirelli calendar was until lately showcasing explicit, high-quality photographs of female models and actors. Having caught up with the societal zeitgeist, it has shifted its attention in recent decades to feature figures of cultural importance. Just this past year, Annie Leibovitz created a succession of girls celebrated for their accomplishments, which included the likes of Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren and Julianne Moore.
