Gold dresses, flower markets and sitars: Pirelli’s 2027 calendar features all-Indian cast

Latest edition of one of world’s most influential fashion photography publications is also shot entirely in India Against the ancient, weathered walls of Jaigarh fort, high on the hills above Jaipur, Bhavitha Mandava stood barefoot and draped in gold. Just a few months earlier, the Indian model had been catapulted from a life of obscurity as a student at New York University to become one of the most recognisable and celebrated new faces of fashion. This year, she became the first Indian woman...

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Rajasthan