A northeast Ohio native is in the international spotlight for his cutting-edge fashion designs and revolutionary styling skills.
One of the contestants on Amazon Prime Video’s reality competition ” Making the Cut” gave big shout out to his hometown of Vermilion.
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The messages that are my favorite are the ones that say, hey, just keep doing you. I like this. “This is inspiring, you know?” asked Cassell.
The designs of the high school graduate are receiving a lot of praise.
As a contestant on Amazon Prime Video’s “Making the Cut” season three, the Vermilion High School graduate’s creativity and talent stand out amongst a crowd of ten designers from across the world
They are competing for a cool $1 million prize and a mentorship from Amazon Fashion.
They look for a challenge in every episode.
The looks are judged by a celebrity panel that includes Jeremy Scott.
The winner’s look with additional colors and companion pieces are available in the Amazon store after the fashion show.
The creators of the new show wanted to create a direct link between the viewer and the designer.
The opportunity didn’t happen in a day.
A friend encouraged him to apply to the show.
There was a clear gap when it came to wedding attire for years, as he worked as a waiter.
He wanted to use his voice for the community.
When I was working a lot of weddings, I realized that the wedding system was not good for you. It’s a black suit and white dress There’s nothing going on.
The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago Interior Architecture graduate’s clothing line “Queera” was born.
It is described as a colorful grayscale of garments that fall in between.
The motto isn’t about defining your gender, it’s about fitting your body.
He says that it’s a clothing label for everyone who wants to look and feel their true self.
It was important for me to not create clothes that had gender attached to them, but just create different garments of clothing that you can work into your own closet and wear as you please.”
The show is starting to change his life, but his family and his heart are still in Ohio, where it all started.
I’m representing my state and my hometown of Harbor Town on the lake, that’s really exciting.
While his family keeps him humble, he says he will never forget the moment he was paid a compliment.
You don’t see that on the first episode, where she says, “You’re very attractive”, and she also critiqued me. Yeah, Caliente. I like melting.
Making the Cut can be watched on Prime Video.
You can check out the designs by clicking here: QUEERA (queerawang.com).