At the Natural History Museum in London on Tuesday, Pirelli revealed its 2025 calendar, titled Refresh and Reveal. Lensed by Ethan James Green, the 51st edition of the legendary calendar was shot on Miami's Virginia Key Beach Park and in an on-site studio between May and June of this year, with a cast of notable actors, artists, singers and models of different backgrounds.
The calendar's 24 photos feature 12 subjects in one black-and-white shot and one color image each. The stars include American actress Hunter Schafer, Indian-American TV presenter Padma Lakshmi, French actor Vincent Cassel, Italian artist Elodie, South Korean actress Hoyeon, American artist Martine Gutierrez, American illustrator Connie Fleming, American model Jenny Shimizu, British actor John Boyega, and British actresses Simone Ashley and Jodie Turner-Smith. Notably, Green himself appears in the calendar, marking the third time that the project's lensman has also starred in the final product (following Prince Gyasi in 2024 and Bryan Adams in 2022).
"Our general idea of beauty has expanded so much from what it used to be," Green said of the calendar's concept in a statement. "I was excited to explore beauty today and to be able to present it in a context like the Pirelli Calendar, which has always celebrated it. We called the concept Refresh and Reveal because we’re returning to the Calendar’s origins and celebrating the body in new ways that reflect the current moment."
Former Vogue fashion editor Tonne Goodman, who signed on as the 2025 Pirelli Calendar's fashion director and creative consultant, called the shoot "absolutely fabulous." He added, "Ethan has a great appreciation of elegance and the queer world, which is very important right now. The breadth of his experience as a photographer and his personality are truly reflected in the imagery he makes because he’s very sensitive, very bold, and very unapologetic. I feel that combination, with the elegance that he can master in the studio through light and his direction, is remarkable."
Take a look inside the calendar in the gallery above.
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