CULTURE

Go Behind the Scenes of Pirelli’s Alice in Wonderland Fantasia with P. Diddy, Naomi Campbell, and RuPaul


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Alessandro Scotti

With Tim Walker behind the camera, the 2018 Pirelli Calendar was always bound to be a fantastical, supernatural affair. On Thursday, a first look at the legendary fashion photographer’s calendar was unveiled—a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, styled by Edward Enninful, formerly of W and now of British Vogue, and featuring a cast of models, actors, musicians, and artists of color like Lupita Nyong’o, Sasha Lane, RuPaul, Naomi Campbell, and P. Diddy. In the title role: newcomer Duckie Thot, a South Sudanese-Australian model as a doll-like Alice, wrapped in pastel silk and a dreamy lace pinafore. Go behind the scenes of the new calendar shoot, here.

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P. Diddy and Naomi Campbell as the executioners behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Djimon Hounsou as the King of Hearts behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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The cast of of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar during their shoot with Tim Walker.

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Djimon Hounsou and RuPaul as the King and Queen of Hearts and Duckie Thot as Alice behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Duckie Thot as Alice, Slick Woods as the Mad Hatter, and Sasha Lane as the Mad March Hare behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Sasha Lane and Lupita Nyong’o as the Mad March Hare and the Dormouse behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Adwoa Aboah as Tweedledee behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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RuPaul as the Queen of Hearts behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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RuPaul and Djimon Hounsou as the Queen and King of Hearts behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Thando Hopa as the Princess of Hearts behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Zoe Bedeaux as the Caterpillar behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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Slick Woods as the Mad Hatter behind the scenes of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar shoot with Tim Walker.

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