Film style analysis explains individualityfrom @trycloseted

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Sitting in is best. Standing out takes taste. Ocean's 11 is a perfect example of this. When the costume designer Jeffrey Kerland was faced with this movie, he decided to move deliberately away from the 1960s original where they were all dressed in interchangeable suits. Instead, he wanted to make the crew feel memorable giving them each their own personality and character. Danny Ocean was the cleanest and most classic interpretation of this, wearing composed understated suits, showcasing his character as the guy with the plan and in charge of the crew. Rusty, played by Brad Pitt, is clearly from the same style worse, but a completely different version of it. His character is much more relaxed and expressive, seen through his style choices with tinted glasses, looser shapes in his suits, and his clothes worn more casually rather than precisely. And finally, Reuben, pushing that Vegas aesthetic to the max. His outfits are louder, more outlandish, and you can clearly see the wealth through what he wears. Chains he wears, the different suits, the jewelry. You can definitely tell that he's part of the crew, but I can see his character coming out through what he wears. Even with 11 different wardrobes for each of the members of the crew, they still share the no crime money heist aesthetic, but just different interpretations of that world create create each of their outfits. Ocean's 11 showcases that people don't need to treat aesthetics like constructions. Oftentimes, people like the same aesthetic and they'll wear the same clothes. Having a uniform that doesn't look unique or interesting. But shared taste doesn't mean you have to have the same outfit. What makes style and taste interesting is not copying it, but what you can pull from that and what references you can use in your own clothes. Because good style isn't about finding tier uniform for the world that you like. It's about figuring out what your version of that world looks like.