The second installment of our Best Of 2011 retrospective series focuses on the Top 10 Books of 2011, including photo-heavy coffee table books, research tomes and literature. From the history of menswear staples to Japanese art to modernist architecture to the appreciation of the well shaped derrière, there were a multitude of books published covering […]
12
Dec
From Japanese art to the appreciation of well shaped derrières
8
Dec
Discover the irrefutable logic behind Pirelli's no-tires-but-plenty-of-boob strategy
Yesterday morning we brought you the Pirelli Calendar 2012 photographed by Mario Sorrenti, and today comes the video showing the Making Of process behind the endeavor. Included are interviews with Sorrenti who explains why he chose Corsica, as well as interviews with all the models. It’s worth watching alone to hear Milla Jovovich’s awkward explanation […]
7
Dec
Milla, Kate Moss, Lara & Rinko fully naked in the Corsican sun
When previewed this summer, Pirelli’s 2012 ode to feminine beauty promised to be another stunner. This time famed Italian photographer Mario Sorrenti took over head lensmen duty for the tire maker’s yearly supermodel escapade, the successor in a long run of world class photographers. Last night at a gala event in New York City, Pirelli […]
31
Oct
Taschen's collection spanning 15 years of photographer’s career
With models touting perfectly red painted lips, seductive stares and a playful sensuality, Ellen von Unwerth captures moments of sublime female sexuality in her new hardcover, Fräulein. In this collection of photos spanning fifteen years of von Unwerth’s work, women are portrayed as cute, assertive, overtly sexual, soft and contemplative to explore all expressions of […]
21
Oct
Because no one's ever wondered what Paris Hilton's butt looks like
Following in the footsteps of Taschen’s Big Butt Book, the hefty coffeetable book Culo by Mazzucco is a 248 page homage to the female derrière. Photographed by Raphael Mazzucco (known mostly for his work with Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit issues), Culo features over 200 photographs of naked behinds both famous and not-so famous, featuring the likes […]
10
Oct
Switzerland's Doodah skate shop figures out the simple math
Tip of the hat to Swiss skate shop doodah for their ingenius Supermodel Deck Project, which pairs naked supermodels and skateboard decks. No reason to re-invent the wheel here folks — just throw some top notch models like Lara Stone, Isabeli Fontana, Erin Wasson, Anja Rubik and Abbey Lee Kershaw, all nude with the exception […]
25
Aug
Mario Sorrenti invades Corsica for annual photo extravaganza
Every year the Pirelli calender brings a little dollop of joy to a very troubled world, and today we receive the first images of the 2012 edition — just when we needed some really good news. This year’s photography epic is shot by the great Mario Sorrenti, just another legend in a long string of Pirelli […]
1
Jul
Ms. Moss for Liu Jo's Spring/Summer 2011 campaign
What better way to celebrate our liberation from the British than by ogling one of their finest beauties of all time. You can keep your Stamp Act, we’ll just take Ms Moss, her supermodel friends and whatever barrels of lager you have lying around. We’ll call it even. In this new campaign for Liu Jo’s […]
