This year, the iconic Pirelli calendar will forego its usual supermodel subjects, in favour of capturing a selection of today’s most influential women. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Gigi Hadid and co. will be replaced by the likes of Serena Williams, Patti Smith, and Yoko Ono. As the images won’t be released until November, here I propose my list of (fictional) inspirational women that would be on my imaginary calendar.
Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons
Forget Hillary, Lisa apparently grows up to be the first female US President. She can play the saxophone, and she’s put up with years of being the quietly clever, long-suffering middle child.
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde
The flawlessly educated, flawlessly dressed, high-flying lawyer. Effectively the fictional equivalent of Amal Clooney, without all the tedious mentions of who her husband is.
Velma, Scooby Doo
She solves crime, organises the rest of her group, and that turtle neck would make her quite the AW15/16 style inspiration for a calendar spread.
Hermione Granger, Harry Potter
No wizard stood a chance against her sheer intellectual brilliance. And because I couldn’t include real-life inspiration Emma Watson, Hermione was obviously as close as I could get.
Mulan
She had no time for the Matchmaker’s patriarchal ideals, and saved the whole of China. How much more inspiration could you possibly want?!
Bridget Jones
That blue soup might not inspire much, but she continues to embody all begrudgingly single girls that to embrace vodka, ice cream and dancing along to Aretha Franklin can make you a cultural icon. Also, who cares if you can’t cook and you’re rubbish at karaoke when you’re a successful pants-flashing reporter?
Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice
Mr Darcy aside, Elizabeth is a classic character from influential author Jane Austen. She was brilliantly cutting and apathetic when faced with the “truth universally acknowledged” that she should find a rich husband.
Rizzo, Grease
There’s nothing as fierce as a heavy dose of cutting sarcasm, and from someone so head-strong as Rizzo, who wouldn’t want a shot of the ultimate resting-b*tch-face pinned on their wall?
Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games
Brave, intelligent, and she doesn’t allow herself to be defined by the men vying for her attention. Much like Emma Watson playing Hermione, it also helps that Katniss is played by Jennifer Lawrence.
Lara Croft
Bringing far more to the camera than a badly computer animated pair of pointy breasts, the Tomb Raider’s archeological career earns her a place in the calendar. And let’s be honest, with all that jumping and fighting, her abs would probably be quite inspirational too.
Daenerys Stormborn, Game of Thrones
The Mother of Dragons inspires fears in the hearts of all the powerful men of Westeros. As they go, being a conqueror of several cities isn’t a bad justification for being dubbed inspirational.
Mrs Doubtfire
Admittedly Mrs Doubtfire is technically a man masquerading as a Nanny for his own children. But then again, can you name a more inspirational cross-dressing, fake-Scottish, Robin Williams-in-a-dress, nanny? No, so there.
Article source:
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/09/23/2016-pirelli-calendar-stars-williams-schumer-annie-leibovitz
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