This is why the 2016 Pirelli calendar will not be featuring nude models

With Annie Leibovitz shooting the 2016 Pirelli calendar, it continues a change of recent times, writes Ellie O’Byrne

What do you think of when you think of a Pirelli calendar? Most probably it’s shiny breasts and sprawled supermodels, the ultimate in female objectification — nubile women’s bodies being used to sell tyres.

Yet for the 2016 Pirelli calendar, renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz is at the helm and has opted to celebrate women’s achievements with portraits of noteworthies like Patti Smith, Serena Williams, and Amy Schumer — with their clothes on.