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Useless Accessories
— Out of Service

Creative direction & stylingEditorial · 2025

Accessories are meant to complete a look. They protect, hold, shape and support the body.

During my studies at Istituto Marangoni, for the History of Visual Communication course, we were given a brief: Useless Accessories. I developed my own concept from it — Out of Service — and built the five objects the story is told with: a boot, a corset, a bag, an umbrella and a bucket hat, each one made in metal.

From the concept and the objects to the styling, the casting and the final edit, I directed the project. We shot it inside a working factory, against a hyper-feminine figure.

The factory doesn’t frame the accessories — it mirrors them. Both are systems built for function. And both, in this project, fail.

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Concept
Moodboard
Light references
Pose references
Look 1Metal corset
Look 2Metal umbrella
Look 3Metal head piece
Look 4Metal bag
Look 5Metal boots

The editorial

Credits
Creative directionNazlı Can
StylingNazlı Can
ObjectsSerdar Can · Nazlı Can
Art directionKarya Gültang
PhotographyMuratcan Şen
ModelŞenay Avcı
ProductionZeynep Can
SchoolIstituto Marangoni · History of Visual Communication
Shot30 December 2025