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Anja Rubik Turned Down Terry Richardson's Pirelli Calendar Because She "Knew It Would Be Uncomfortable"

fashionologie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:48:36 PST

>> The newly-engaged Anja Rubik, while speaking with Frockwriter on Jan. 1, revealed that her appearance in Karl Lagerfeld's 2011 Pirelli calendar wasn't the first opportunity she'd had to take part in a Pirelli calendar. She turned Terry Richardson down the year before because she wasn't comfortable with what he might ask of her: "Doing the Pirelli was also incredible, because it was always my dream to take part in this calendar. It’s like the most famous calendar in the world; it’s such a huge honor. And the best people shot for it, and the best girls were in it . . . I was actually supposed to do the Terry Richardson one, but I was a little bit afraid, because I never undressed, I was never shot actually nude before. Although I love Terry and I worked with him a lot for French Vogue and other editorials, but I was a little bit afraid of his Pirelli."

Rubik said that she turned the opportunity down through her agent because she "didn't feel comfortable" doing "full-on nude," something she'd "never done" before - she'd only previously done topless. "I knew [Richardson] would, like, push the borders," she added, "and you know, I was just afraid of how far they were going to be pushed and if I’m going to feel comfortable."

Furthermore, she elaborated: "I know he would push it a little bit more, in a way that would be very naked, and I know that I wouldn’t go there probably. So that’s why it was stupid to accept the challenge because I thought I wouldn’t be capable. And you think . . . how it’s going to come out, because he has a different kind of take of that, a little bit more on the edge of, you know; I don’t want to say vulgar but on the very, very slight edge of it. There were supposed to be a lot of girls, and he likes to shoot a lot of girls with girls, and I just didn’t think I’d feel comfortable, that’s why."

So, she said no. "I just knew it would be uncomfortable for me and maybe for [Richardson], because I wouldn’t feel right in the moment . . . The worst thing is to go somewhere to a shoot and be there and feel uncomfortable. Because first of all, it’s bad for me; it’s bad for him; it just creates a really bad atmosphere."

But again, she says, she's never had issues with Richardson's comportment - which has been questioned by other models. "To be honest I know him," she told Frockwriter. "I’ve shot with him many times. And I think he’s great. I never felt uncomfortable, I never thought he pushed me into anything. I think if a girl, like, leaves her green light that she’s open to doing different things, he maybe pushes the boundaries. And if he knows how the girl is. Like I don’t get all these allegations. I mean I worked with him over, I don’t know, 15 times and I never felt awkward . . . that I felt I had to do something."

The Full Cast - and a Preview - of the 2010 Pirelli Calendar

fashionologie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:40:40 PDT

>> We had a few clues as to who made the cut for Terry Richardson's 2010 Pirelli calendar when he shot it last month in Bahia, Brazil, but now Italian Vanity Fair has the details on the full cast, which includes Daisy Lowe, Georgina Stojiljkovic, Eniko Mihalik, Catherine McNeil, Lily Cole, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Miranda Kerr, Ana Beatriz Barros, Gracie Carvalho, Marloes Horst, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Terry produced thousands of images from the shoot with the girls holding sloths, fruit, roosters, and holding hands while running through waves in little else than a bikini bottom. The goal this year was to use "no makeup, no reflectors - only the flash of the camera - no branded clothes or jewelry, no girls altered surgically," said Andrea Imperiali, manager of Pirelli on the set. Fifty images will make the final cut when the calendar is debuted Nov. 19 in London, but until then the gallery below - which is NSFW - and a video of the shoot will have to do.

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Catherine McNeil Talks Tattoos, Gives Possible 2010 Pirelli Cast Hints

fashionologie — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:58:25 PDT

>> Yesterday we learned that Catherine McNeil was recently down in Brazil shooting the 2010 Pirelli calendar with Terry Richardson along with Ana Beatriz Barros, Gracie Carvalho, and Georgina Stojiljkovic.

Today, photographer JD Ferguson posted an impromptu interview with Catherine, who just got back from Brazil, where she said she "smoked and chilled" with a girl named Daisy, "and then it was my turn on set." Catherine calls the shoot, "Amazing. Best job I've ever done," and implies that a girl named Abbey was also there. So does this mean Daisy Lowe and Abbey Lee Kershaw were also in town for the Pirelli shoot?

While you're pondering that, Catherine also talked raw veganism - she just converted six weeks ago - and tattoos - she was "embarrassed to say" how many she has, but finally admitted she has 14:

I'm getting a new tattoo. I'm putting it right here, and it's all these arrows that point in the same direction up this way and it signifies law of attraction. I'm getting it in white. [Getting tattoos] is about bringing good energy into my life. They're addictive. Like seriously addictive. Plus, all mine are hidden so it's not a problem anyways.

fashionologie — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:43:13 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -Last year, Peter Beard took the Pirelli calendar to Botswana; this month, Terry Richardson is shooting the 2010 calendar in Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil. Only two Brazilians were cast, despite the shoot location - Ana Beatriz Barros and Gracie Carvalho. Georgina Stojiljkovic is also involved, and Glamurama snapped a picture of Terry shooting what appears to be Catherine McNeil, nude on a white horse - NSFW picture at the source. [Wish Online, Glamurama]

Mario Sorrenti, Not Steven Meisel, Said to Be Shooting 2012 Pirelli Calendar (Updated)

fashionologie — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:25:55 PDT

>> Karl Lagerfeld, who captured Pirelli's 2011 calendar, is rumored to be succeeded by Steven Meisel for the 2012 edition. (Each year a different photographer nabs the gig - Terry Richardson, Peter Beard, and Patrick Demarchelier snapped the 2010, 2009, and 2008 editions, respectively.) No word on location for the shoot, but Anna Selezneva is said to be among the cast, and the finished product will likely debut at the end of November or beginning of December. [Model Whispers]

UPDATE: The calendar's casting director, Jennifer Starr, just confirmed that Mario Sorrenti, not Meisel, will be shooting the 2012 calendar. [Stylecaster]

fashionologie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:36:37 PST

>> Karl Lagerfeld to Shoot Next Pirelli Calendar, May Collaborate with Hogan -Every year, Pirelli taps a new photographer for their annual calendar: Terry Richardson did the honors for the 2010 edition, and for 2011, Karl Lagerfeld will shoot "all the top girls" in April. “I’ll do it in my studio in Paris. It’s too obvious to have a beach setting." Lagerfeld is also rumored to be the "marquee" name Diego Della Valle is in talks with about doing a one-off Hogan collection. [WWD]