Fashion's Hidden Cost: A Photographic Critique of Precarity

Federica Franzosi's photo series "Dreams don't pay rent" critiques the fashion industry's exploitation of young creatives. The project features models Euridice Oberto, Julian Bozzer, and Denis Guri, styled by a team led by Rossella Senatore, Siria Colella, and Margherita Pelliccia, with makeup by Giuliana Folisi. Art direction by Maicol Ierardi, production by Glami Inside. The shoot juxtaposes fashion students with homeless figures to highlight the economic and psychological sacrifices required to enter the luxury system. Franzosi and Ierardi question inclusivity in an industry that demands unpaid internships and underpaid labor, arguing that true luxury is the ability to dream without self-destruction.