Here come the girls! Gigi Hadid and Isabeli Fontana strip off as the iconic Pirelli calendar gets a fashionable makeover
It's one of the most iconic calendars in the world and also one of the most exclusive, only being given to a select few people every year.
And next year's Pirelli calendar looks set to be one of the most stylish yet, with the likes of models Joan Smalls, Isabeli Fontana, Adriana Lima and Gigi Hadid among those in the new release.
Launched in 1964, the calendars, released by Pirelli to a notoriously limited group of exclusive VIP customers, have featured nearly every top model of the past decades.
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Miss November: Gigi Hadid posed in a black, plastic corset with a defined waist, as she appears in the 2015 edition of the Pirelli calendar, entitled Calendar Girls 2015
The highly-stylised set of pictures, taken by renowned photographer Steven Meisel, were revealed in Milan on Tuesday, showing the stunning models posing in an array of striking outfits.
Gigi Hadid - who appears as Miss November in the item, which is simply entitled Calendar Girls 2015 - posed in a plastic corset with a defined waist on a shiny black chair, in a sultry pose.
The unique garment also featured a piercing through the breast of the top, which was cut into a rounded, plunging neckline.
The 19-year-old, who has risen to fame in recent years as a Guess model and TV personality, and also as the best friend of Kendall Jenner, wore her hair styled in a plait across the top of her head and a black choker around her neck.
Miss October: Isabeli Fontana displayed her long legs in a barely-there outfit, as she worked a cow-girl look
Miss March: Joan Smalls showed off her best smouldering look as she posed in a boxing ring while topless
The blonde star's eyes were heavily made-up in a deep purple tone, accentuating her natural beauty.
Revered make-up artist Pat McGrath worked her talents on the stunning models for the photo shoot, which took place in New York - while the styling was given a helping hand by former Vogue France editor Carine Roitfeld.
Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana, who appeared in last year's 50th anniversary calendar, wore a barely-there outfit, in a cow-girl style, completed with a fringed apron over black PVC underwear.
She displayed her seemingly endless legs in a pair of black heeled ankle boots, while striking a pose with a jaunty hat on her head.
Appearing as Miss October, heating up autumn for those who get to own the calendar, the 31-year-old finished her look with her light brunette tresses styled in bouncy curls.
Joan Smalls, one of the world's top supermodels, revealed her slender frame as she posed topless on a boxing ring.
Miss June: Anna Ewers made good work of a bike as her prop in a barely-there outfit
Miss January: Top model Adriana Lima oozed sex appeal in this behind-the-scenes shot during the Steven Meisel photo shoot for the calendar
The 26-year-old Puerto Rican model was styled by Carine in a red PVC suspender belt and black and red shiny thigh-high boots, adding to the boxing theme with a pair of red gloves on her hands.
Wearing her short hairstyle in a 1960s-style flicky bob, she appears in the 2015 calendar as Miss March.
In a series of behind-the-scenes shots, the likes of Anna Ewers, Adriana Lima and Raquel Zimmerman are seen getting ready for their close-ups.
German beauty Anna - Miss June - displayed her model figure while on a bike, wearing little more than red underwear, knee-high socks and a white sports t-shirt.
Natural beauty: The stunning 33-year-old needed just a touch of make-up on the shoot
Seeing red: Joan covered up in this behind-the-scenes shot in a matching red PVC jacket
Pumped: The 26-year-old model posed with her hands in fists, getting ready for her turn in the boxing ring
The 21-year-old star's blonde locks were transformed into an elegant and beehive 'do and, when combined with her heavy eye make-up, invoked a retro aesthetic.
For the 2013 edition, 33-year-old Adriana became the first model to be photographed for the calendar while pregnant.
But this time, she went for a sexier image, as she is seen wearing a black patent bra, elbow-length black gloves and a cap on her head, getting ready for her role as Miss January.
And Brazilian model Raquel Zimmerman - who is on the last page of the calendar as Miss December -pouted for the camera with her auburn locks teased into a lightly curled style, wearing what appears to be a red bra.
The 31-year-old, who often graces the catwalks at the top fashion shows across the world, looked barely recognisable in her snap.
The aim of Steven Meisel's takeover of the 42nd issue of the calendar was to reveal a different side to his subjects, and showing off the 'explicit rebelliousness of fashion'.
The images of the models were taken during a five-day shoot at a studio location in New York by the world-renowned fashion photographer.
Yee-haw! Isabeli Fontana worked her hat well, while revealing a tattoo of a flower on her arm
'In my opinion, these are the key aesthetic models of today's world,' he said of his work on the calendar, which has also been shot by famed photographers including Patrick Demarchalier, Karl Lagerfeld and Helmut Newton.
'They represent the stereotypes that the fashion and star system impose upon us right now. I didn't want to make a conceptual calendar, or link it to some particular location, but rather to create 12 posters in which women, in all their sensuality, are the absolute protagonists of 12 very different images.
'Since I wanted to limit the use of clothes and accessories and since I had absolute creative freedom, I found it very exciting to play with the colours, the makeup, and the materials. It was a very rewarding experience.'
Proud of herself: The daughter of Yolanda Foster showed off the calendar on Monday evening
Happy! 19-year-old Gigi Hadid covered up in a large robe in-between takes, while wearing a huge grin on her face
Abs fab: 21-year-old Anna proudly showed off her enviable abs as she got herself ready
Speaking of her experience working with the set of models and Meisel for the Pirelli calendar, Carine Roitfeld said: 'Steven chose some absolutely stunning women and made them truly beguiling.
'Personally, I’ve always loved shapely models, who often turn out to be more at ease with their bodies than normal ones. That’s precisely why I like them. Beauty inhabits different worlds and different ideas of beauty.'
The calendar also features the esteemed likes of Karen Elson, Natalia Vodianova and Cameron Russell.
Miss December: Raquel Zimmerman is the last of the Calendar Girls in the latest issue of the Pirelli calendar
Emerging star: Gigi Hadid is one of the modelling world's rising stars, and certainly looked stunning for her debut in the Pirelli calendar
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