REF. TA-PIR-0002| Publication | Pirelli Calendar 1995 press brochure |
| Title | Seasons |
| Photographer | Richard Avedon |
| Models | Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Nadja Auermann, Farrah Summerford |
| Art direction | Derek Forsyth |
| Pages | 26 |
| Size | A4 |
| Launch | Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 8 November 1994 |
| Condition | Fine vintage |
Four seasons, four models and one photographer. The brochure records how Richard Avedon approached the Pirelli Calendar for the first time, with the clarity and restraint that defined his portraits. As press material rather than the calendar itself, it offers a view of the production behind one of the most collected editions.
Pirelli Calendar 1995 Seasons press brochure
This is the official press brochure produced for the international launch of the 1995 Pirelli Calendar, Seasons. The 26-page A4 brochure documents the shoot in full, from the location to the creative team and the models' backgrounds, with art direction by Derek Forsyth. The calendar was presented to the international press at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on 8 November 1994.
The production behind a landmark edition.
Seasons was Richard Avedon's first Pirelli Calendar. The New York-born photographer had shaped the look of American fashion photography for decades, and for Pirelli he brought the same clarity and formal restraint that marked his portraits.
Avedon cast Naomi Campbell as Summer, Christy Turlington as Autumn, Nadja Auermann as Winter and Farrah Summerford as Spring. Each season is portrayed through minimal nude portraiture and symbolic florals, bringing together four faces of the 1990s supermodel era.
The Pirelli Calendar has never been sold commercially; it is distributed as a corporate gift to selected clients and public figures. Press material that documents the making of a specific edition is found even less often, and is valued by collectors of fashion photography and 1990s ephemera.
Pirelli Calendars and related material are widely collected, especially editions by major photographers.
Press brochures were produced for journalists at the launch and were rarely kept, so surviving copies are uncommon.
Interest in the supermodel era of the 1990s continues to grow, bringing attention to original printed material from the period.
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