The notoriously nudie Pirelli Calendar—known for depicting models and their ilk in various states of pin-up-style undress and being shipped off to an exclusive list of high-end clientele who presumably smell like scotch and cigars and laugh maniacally in their top-floor corner offices—has undergone a revamp this year and, lo! It’s a revamp that respects women for their accomplishments, not their boobies.
Shot for the first time by Annie Leibovitz, the initial images from the 2016 Pirelli depict women either fully clothed or wearing less for a purpose. (“When Fran Lebowitz, the 65-year-old author, got the call, she said, ‘I thought it was a joke,’” the New York Times reports.) Serena Williams is wearing a bikini, essentially, but her physique is depicted not for titillation but to admire her strength, the sheer impact of her power. Amy Schumer appears in just her underwear and a coffee cup, naked-ish but casually spoofing Pirelli nudity by showing a realistic image of how many women are most often naked—getting dressed for work, sucking down caffeine, sexy not because we are fantasies but because we are out here grinding.