I'm Jessi, and this is my suitcase. But before I show you what I've got inside, I'm going to make a very public confession, and that is, I'm outfit-obsessed. I love finding, wearing, and more recently, photographing and blogging a different, colorful, crazy outfit for every single occasion. But I don't buy anything new. I get all my clothes secondhand from flea markets and thrift stores. Aww, thank you. Secondhand shopping allows me to reduce the impact my wardrobe has on the environment and on my wallet. I get to meet all kinds of great people; my dollars usually go to a good cause; I look pretty unique; and it makes shopping like my own personal treasure hunt. I mean, what am I going to find today? Is it going to be my size? Will I like the color? Will it be under $20? If all the answers are yes, I feel as though I've won.
Ja sam Jessi, a ovo je moj kofer. Ali prije nego vam pokažem što imam unutra, javno ću priznati, a to je, da sam ja opsjednuta odjećom. Volim pronalaziti, odjevati, i u zadnje vrijeme, fotografirati i pisati na blogu o različitoj šarenoj, ludoj odjeći za svaku priliku. Ali ne kupujem ništa novo. Svu svoju odjeću pronalazim na buvljacima i u jeftinim trgovinama. Auu, hvala. Kupovanje polovne robe dopušta mi da smanjim utjecaj moje garderobe na okoliš i na moj novčanik. Upoznajem različite super osobe; moji dolari obično odlaze u dobre svrhe; izgledam prilično jedinstveno; i kupovina je nalik na moj osobni lov na blago. Mislim, što ću pronaći danas? Hoće li biti moje veličine? Hoće li mi se svidjeti boja? Hoće li biti ispod 20$? Ako su svi odgovori da, osjećam se kao da sam pobijedila.
I want to get back to my suitcase and tell you what I packed for this exciting week here at TED. I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits bring with her? So I'm going to show you exactly what I brought. I brought seven pairs of underpants and that's it. Exactly one week's worth of undies is all I put in my suitcase. I was betting that I'd be able to find everything else I could possible want to wear once I got here to Palm Springs. And since you don't know me as the woman walking around TED in her underwear -- (Laughter) that means I found a few things. And I'd really love to show you my week's worth of outfits right now. Does that sound good? (Applause) So as I do this, I'm also going to tell you a few of the life lessons that, believe it or not, I have picked up in these adventures wearing nothing new.
Želim se vratiti svom koferu i reći vam što sam spakirala za ovaj uzbudljiv vikend na TED-u. Mislim, što netko sa svom tom odjećom nosi sa sobom? Dakle, pokazat ću vam točno što sam donijela. Donijela sam sedam pari donjeg rublja i to je to. Sve što sam stavila u kovčeg je donje rublje za točno tjedan dana. Kladila sam se kako ću moći naći sve ostalo što želim odjenuti jednom kada dođem ovdje u Palm Springs. A kako me ne poznajete kao ženu koja hoda okolo po TED-u u svom donjem rublju -- (Smijeh) to znači kako sam pronašla nekoliko stvari. I uistinu bih vam sada voljela pokazati svoju odjeću za cijeli tjedan. Zvuči li to dobro? (Pljesak) I kako to radim, ujedno ću vam reći i nekoliko životnih lekcija koje sam, vjerovali ili ne, pokupila u tim avanturama noseći ništa novo.
So let's start with Sunday. I call this "Shiny Tiger." You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great. You can almost always look phenomenal for under $50. This whole outfit, including the jacket, cost me $55, and it was the most expensive thing that I wore the entire week.
Pa počnimo s nedjeljom. Ovo nazivam sjajni tigar. Ne morate potrošiti mnogo novaca kako bi izgledali odlično. Gotovo uvijek možete izgledati fenomenalno za ispod 50$. Ovaj cijeli izgled, uključujući i jaknu, stajao me 55, i to je bila najskuplja stvar koju sam nosila cijeli tjedan.
Monday: Color is powerful. It is almost physiologically impossible to be in a bad mood when you're wearing bright red pants. (Laughter) If you are happy, you are going to attract other happy people to you.
Ponedjeljak: Boja je moćna. Gotovo je fiziološki nemoguće biti loše raspoložen kada nosite žarko crvene hlače. (Smijeh) Ukoliko ste sretni, privući ćete k sebi i druge sretne ljude.
Tuesday: Fitting in is way overrated. I've spent a whole lot of my life trying to be myself and at the same time fit in. Just be who you are. If you are surrounding yourself with the right people, they will not only get it, they will appreciate it.
Utorak: Uklapati se je jako precjenjeno. Velik dio svog života sam provela pokušavajući biti ja i u isto se vrijeme i uklopiti. Samo budite ono što jeste. Ukoliko se okružujete s pravim ljudima, ne samo da će oni to shvatiti, oni će to i cijeniti.
Wednesday: Embrace your inner child. Sometimes people tell me that I look like I'm playing dress-up, or that I remind them of their seven-year-old. I like to smile and say, "Thank you."
Srijeda: Prigrlite dijete u sebi. Ponekad mi ljudi govore kako izgledam kao netko tko se igra odjevanja, ili kako ih podsjećam na njihove sedmogodišnjake. Volim se nasmijati i reći, "Hvala vam."
Thursday: Confidence is key. If you think you look good in something, you almost certainly do. And if you don't think you look good in something, you're also probably right. I grew up with a mom who taught me this day-in and day-out. But it wasn't until I turned 30 that I really got what this meant. And I'm going to break it down for you for just a second. If you believe you're a beautiful person inside and out, there is no look that you can't pull off. So there is no excuse for any of us here in this audience. We should be able to rock anything we want to rock. Thank you.
Četvrtak: Pouzdanje je ključ. Ukoliko smatrate kako izgledate dobro u nečemu, gotovo sigurno i izgledate. A ukoliko smatrate kako ne izgledate dobro u nečemu, opet ste vjerojatno u pravu. Odrasla sam s mamom koja me učila tome dan i noć. Ali sve do svoje 30-e, nisam doista shvatila što to znači. I objasnit ću vam to na sekundu. Ukoliko vjerujete kako ste lijepa osoba iznutra i izvana, ne postoji izgled koji neće proći. Dakle, ne postoji nikakav izgovor za ikoga od nas ovdje u publici. Mogli bismo prodrmati sve što želimo prodrmati. Hvala vam.
(Applause)
(Pljesak)
Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you: Gold sequins go with everything.
Petak: Univerzalna istina -- pet riječi za vas: Zlatne šljokice pristaju svemu.
And finally, Saturday: Developing your own unique personal style is a really great way to tell the world something about you without having to say a word. It's been proven to me time and time again as people have walked up to me this week simply because of what I'm wearing, and we've had great conversations.
I naposljetku, subota: Razvijanje vlastitog jedinstvenog stila je doista odličan način da kažete svijetu nešto o sebi bez da kažete riječ. To mi je potvrđeno nebrojeno puta ovaj tjedan kako su mi ljudi prilazili jednostavno zbog odjeće koju nosim. I imali smo odlične razgovore.
So obviously this is not all going to fit back in my tiny suitcase. So before I go home to Brooklyn, I'm going to donate everything back. Because the lesson I'm trying to learn myself this week is that it's okay to let go. I don't need to get emotionally attached to these things because around the corner, there is always going to be another crazy, colorful, shiny outfit just waiting for me, if I put a little love in my heart and look.
Dakle, očito je kako to sve neće stati u moj mali kovčeg. Stoga ću, prije nego odem doma u Brooklyn, sve ovo donirati. Jer lekcija koju pokušavam naučiti ovaj tjedan je da je u redu pustiti. Ne trebam se emocionalno vezati za te stvari, jer iza ugla, će uvijek biti još jedan ludi, šareni, sjajni izgled koji čeka samo mene, ako samo stavim malo ljubavi u svoje srce i izgled.
Thank you very much.
Puno vam hvala.
(Applause)
(Pljesak)
Thank you.
Hvala vam.
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(Pljesak)