Models

Catherine Mc Neil
Mo Van Dan
Doutzen Kroes
Gemma Ward
Lily Donaldson
Agyness Deyn
Coco Rocha
Sasha Pivovarova
Du Juan
Maggie Cheung
Caroline Trentini

The Location
Shanghai (China)

Presentation
The thirty-fifth edition of "The Cal", the first ever realized in Asia
is an exceptional visiting card to bring the world of Pirelli to the public of the Orient. 
The 2008 Calendar is set entirely in Shanghai: the picturesque streets of the old French Concession, 
the splendid gardens of the former British Legation, 
the mysterious and sensual atmosphere of forbidden China, 
the convulsive Nanjing Road forr the camera shots that will grace the coming months.

The theme
The twenty-three intense portraits recount the pomp of ancient China, 
with its splendour and the colours in which the Oriental myth of female beauty 
- perfection, purity, grace - is searched out. 
"Very often I find Western people seem to go for the more cliché Chinese faces: long hair, slanted eyes. 
All that has changed I think. Many Chinese women are graceful; 
I think we have an inner grace that's more rare than you find in the West," 
affirmed Maggie Cheung, the well-known Chinese actress.
 




 SO GORGEOUS!