Real gals have calendars
IT’S A game changer to see women like Amy Schumer, Serena Williams and 65-year-old author Fran Lebowitz posing for the 2016 Pirelli calendar. Until now the annual tribute to pinups produced by the Italian tire manufacturer starred half naked supermodels. But this year the calendar went in a different direction, hiring famed shutterbug Annie Leibovitz to shoot fully dressed women who were chosen for their achievements instead of their bodies. Of the 12 women who posed, only Williams and Schumer took their clothes off — that latter posing happily with her stomach rolls on display.
HK: When I saw that picture of Amy Schumer I was so overjoyed — there was something about it. When any one of us sits on a chair and looks at ourselves in the mirror — I feel like we look like that. I was so empowered by these pictures, especially by her caption where she wrote, “beautiful, ugly, fat, skinny, sexy, disgusting woman . . .” I was totally turned on by that. I think we all feel those things.
KLG: Although I doubt Cindy Crawford feels that way. Or Chrissy Teigen or any of the Victoria’s Secret models. Most women do though. I was just glad they didn’t ask me to pose.
HK: Another great moment this week was seeing Rebel Wilson on the cover of Cosmo UK talking about how much she loves her body.
KLG: If that’s her mindset and that helps her stay happy and focused, good for her.
HK: I think with Rebel Wilson she is uniquely herself. No matter what her size is, there’s a uniqueness about her you never mistake her for anyone else. Whenever I see her pop up on the screen, I know I’m going to have fun watching her. She’s unique in a million ways and her size is just one of them.