Ness was looking at his closet,
What does his clothing mean to him?
Well..
ART OF COURSE!
Colors and theme
"fashion is art"
It is a phase in how Ness describes his styling; it all began with looking through his closet.
Each time Ness tries to style, he begins by thinking about the color, the pattern, and then the theme. This is because for each color Ness sees, he sees it if there is a symbol behind it.
For example, Red is the color of action, brought to mind by superheroes like Spider-Man or Iron Man.
One of the outfits, named "Red Riot", was inspired by superheroes.
The way Ness got the name came from one of his colleagues, giving the outfit more personality.
Another example is the color Beige, the color of balance and calm. The first outfit that Ness created for the color was Brbeige, a Character who has a simple, small notebook but has magic inside. His whole personality is staying calm, but discovering more magic in his journey, bringing the calm trait into his character.
Ness believes that it is important to study each color and their meanings; we may see colors that we may love; however, we don't understand why until we look them up. The deeper we study, the more it can sometimes tell a message to the audience without having any words involved.
Towards Ness's mind, if you fit the right colors, then you're already making a story.
NUM: 11/ 305 Location: Chicago , IL
NUM: 87 Location: Aurora, IL
NUM: 81 / 358 Location: Park Ridge, IL
NUM: 11/ 305 Location: Chicago , IL
MIx and Match
As Ness continues to make outfits, he needs more clothing; however, he knows a problem that many stylists struggle with.
"What happens if my closet gets full? What should I do now?"
Mix and Matching towards Ness is the most important skill he has during his early months of styling. Each outfit Ness makes, his number count goes up; most of it is because most of the outfits he has made are from previous outfits he has worn before.
Ness never likes it when someone buys clothing, uses it once, and throws it away; all of this is considered a waste.
To ignore this, every time Ness is done with his photoshoot, he puts his outfit in a gallery with other outfits, to see what he has worn so far and what needs to be reused.
This is how he see's how many outfits he have made since his beginning of fashion.
Therefore, when Ness tries to buy new clothing, he makes sure that each clothing he wears will have one rerun once their done.
(Below are two example pieces that Ness reused).
(Left being the white jacket, The right being the brown fuzzy pants)
Num: 199 Location: Hip Plaza Mall, IL
NUM:122 Location: Franklin Park, IL
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Num: 199 Location: Hip Plaza Mall, IL
Num: 256 Location: River Forest, IL
NUM: 309 Location: River Grove, IL
Num: 209 Location: Lincoln Park.
Num: 256 Location: River Forest, IL
Fashion is art
- At the beginning of home -
He sees fashion as art,
Not a competition
Ness see that to truly understand fashion, he wants everyone to see it as art, not an impression.
IF someone puts time to style, think of a concept, then puts in the work, then you're already a stylist.
He does not care if someone has the greatest looks; rather, it is about how much your vision can show.
The more time you put into your vision on what you're thinking, the better the concept will show, along with the work you're putting in.
Ness doesn't want anyone to follow a trend; what he wants is letting everyone to be them own selves, that is fashion.
If you share concepts with concepts, not only you're sharing what you put, but it give you more ideas on what you should work on next.
therefore, Towards Ness's mind, when you look at your closet, tell yourself..
What am i going to create for today?
Therefore, this is Ness as a stylist.
