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| Nov 06: Maybe it's the burnt-rubber fumes that turn European tire-makers into taste-makers. France's Michelin puts out the ne plus ultra of restaurant guides, while its Italian counterpart, Pirelli, has elevated T&A to an art form with its yearly calendar, a forty-year tradition that delights photography lovers and babe-oglers alike. Tastefully titillating, the high-class pin-up is a sought-after collector's item, not least due to its limited supply; the precious publication can't be purchased as it is only given to clients and business partners as a promotional freebie. With the recent unveiling of the 2007 edition—shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin—we paid a visit to the calendar's homepage and found a digital trove of sexy imagery from five decades, a collection of the world's most beautiful women immortalized by a who's-who of fashion shutterbugs that includes Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh, Annie Leibowitz and Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Front and center is the calendar's latest lineup of screen sirens—Sofia Loren, Naomi Watts, Hilary Swank, Penelope Cruz and Lou Doillon—shot in a 1960's black-and-white style inspired by film directors Pier Paolo Pasolini and Michelangelo Antonioni. But wait, there's more. Going all the way back to the first calendar in 1964, the website puts on view a wealth of flawless femmes, all posing in the planet's most enticing settings (the choice of location is as anticipated as the girls). Our favorites include a dewy-faced Kate Moss by Herb Ritts in 1994, Tatjana Patitz's 1996 appearance and all the images from the '60s, in their soft-focus, pastel-colored glory. In all, there's enough artistic eye candy to cause a cavity, and without even biting into a t300x600misu.
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