2005 Pirelli Calendar

The Pirelli 2005 Calendar was produced by Patrick Demarchelier, a world-renowned photographer, in the spectacular setting of Rio de Janeiro, the city that never sleeps. The metropolis that, as Naomi Campbell says (appearing for the third time in the "The Cal") "reflects the Brazilian people's energetic and positive spirit".

Demarchelier has grasped and assimilated the spirit of Brazil ("O espirito do Brazil" is in fact the title chosen for the backstage film) and of Rio de Janeiro, a city dominated by strong contrasts. His black and white photographs, investigate the most mysterious aspects of the models of the "Pirelli Cal 2005" seeking out the invisible source of their allure.

Alongside Naomi Campbell (who made her debut at just 16 years of age in the 1987 Calendar by Terence Donovan, returning in 1995 for the one by Richard Avedon) are Filippa Hamilton and Isabeli Fontana (already chosen by Bruce Weber for the 2003 edition), Adriana Lima, Diana Dondoe, Erin Wasson, Euguenia Vodianova, Julia Stegner, Liliane Ferrarezi, Marija Vujovic, Michelle Buswell, "Valentina" and Valeria Bohm.

This is truly an international event with three Brazilians, two Americans, one Russian, one Montenegrin, one Romanian, one Swede and one German. "The Pirelli Cal is the world's most prestigious calendar. It is pure art", says Demarcheli.