Nude calendar
Encyclopedia
Nude calendars are a special type of wall calendar
s or table calendars. Nude calendars have proliferated in recent decades and some have become greatly anticipated annual traditions. A more recent development has been nude calendars by celebrities for charity
.
and Penthouse
and later offshoots. The Pirelli Calendar
is famous. See also Calendar Girls
and The Darker Image
.
that publishes centerspreads and monthly nude features of men. The men featured are at many times erotic and sometimes homoerotic
.
Also a primary target are gay
males who purchase the calendars. These may be general male nude calendars or more explicit exclusively gay-oriented male nude calendars.
Successful charity nude calendars include:
Wall calendar
A wall calendar is a calendar intended for placement on a wall. Wall calendars can serve as reminders of holidays, important events, and company events. They typically consist of a collection of images on a given subject....
s or table calendars. Nude calendars have proliferated in recent decades and some have become greatly anticipated annual traditions. A more recent development has been nude calendars by celebrities for charity
Charity (practice)
The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver.- Etymology :The word "charity" entered the English language through the Old French word "charité" which was derived from the Latin "caritas".Originally in Latin the word caritas meant...
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Types
Nude calendar types include:- female nude calendars (mostly targeting straight males)
- male nude calendars (mostly targeting females and gays)
- charity nude (and semi-nude) calendars targeting males and females for purpose of donating proceeds to charity
Female nude calendars
Mostly targeted at straight men, they follow in the tradition of men's magazines featuring centerspreads, monthly nude features and swimsuit issues like PlayboyPlayboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
and Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
and later offshoots. The Pirelli Calendar
Pirelli Calendar
The Pirelli Calendar is a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual publication that dates back to 1964....
is famous. See also Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls is a 2003 comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi based on a true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia...
and The Darker Image
The Darker Image
The Darker Image was the first all-black female swimsuit calendar to break into mainstream bookstores across the United States, such as Barnes & Noble and Waldenbooks, in 1994-1997....
.
Male nude calendars
Mostly targeted at women, they follow in the tradition of women magazines like PlaygirlPlaygirl
Playgirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...
that publishes centerspreads and monthly nude features of men. The men featured are at many times erotic and sometimes homoerotic
Homoeroticism
Homoeroticism refers to the erotic attraction between members of the same sex, either male–male or female–female , most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the visual arts and literature. It can also be found in performative forms; from theatre to the theatricality of uniformed movements...
.
Also a primary target are gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
males who purchase the calendars. These may be general male nude calendars or more explicit exclusively gay-oriented male nude calendars.
Charity nude calendars
Charity nude calendars have also proliferated in in the 1990s and the 2000s. Proceeds usually go to various health or social causes. Participants may include artists, celebrities, sportsmen and sportswomen, firefighters, military forces, the police etc.Successful charity nude calendars include:
- Dieux du StadeDieux du StadeDieux du Stade is the title of two books and several calendars and DVDs first published in 2001, featuring nude and semi-nude photographs of members of Stade Français, a Paris-based domestic French rugby team...
(France) - League of Their Own (Australia) (2006)
- Naked Rugby LeagueNaked Rugby LeagueNaked Rugby League is a black-and-white nude calendar featuring professional rugby league footballers of Australasia's National Rugby League competition....
(Australia) (Jry 2007 to February 2008) - Naked For A CauseNaked For A CauseNaked For A Cause is a charity initiative that aims at helping various causes, most notably cancer research.In 2008, a 19-month, 30-page limited edition wall calendar was published spanning from October 2007 until April 2009 and includes 26 Australian Football League and National Rugby League ...
(Australia) (October 2007 to April 2009) - Gods of FootballGods Of FootballGods of Football, part of Naked For A Cause initiative featured some of the sexiest Australian rules football players and Australian Rugby League players. The campaign was organized for producing an accompaying nude calendar to raise money for the McGrath Foundation, which supports breast cancer...
(Australia) featuring Australian Football LeagueAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
players and Australian Rugby LeagueAustralian Rugby LeagueThe Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...
players (2009)