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 Džesi, a ovo je moj kofer. Ali pre nego što vam pokažem šta imam unutra, javno ću priznati, to da nisam opterećena odećom. Volim da tražim, nosim i u poslednje vreme, da fotografišem i blogujem različite lude kombinacije pune boja za svaku priliku. Ali ne kupujem nove stvari. Sva moja odeća je već nošena i nalazim je na pijacama i u jeftinim prodavnicama. Ooo, hvala vam. Kupovina u prodavnicama polovne robe dozvoljava mi da smanjim uticaj svoje odeće na životnu sredinu i na moj novčanik. Imam priliku da sretnem različite sjajne ljude; moj novac obično ide u dobrotvorne svrhe; izgledam jedinstveno; i moja kupovina je poput lične potrage za blagom. Mislim, šta ću danas pronaći? Hoće li biti moje veličine? Hoće mi se boja dopasti? Hoće biti ispod 1400 din? Ako su svi odgovori da, osećam se kao da sam pobedila.
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.
Hajde da se vratimo na moj kofer i da vam kažem šta sam spakovala za ovu uzbudljivu nedelju ovde na TEDu. Mislim, šta neko sa svom tom odećom nosi sa sobom na put? Pokazaću vam šta sam tačno ponela. Ponela sam sedam pari donjeg veša i to je to. Donji veš za tačno nedelju dana je sve što stavljam u svoj kofer. Znala sam da ću sigurno moći da nađem sve ostalo što bih poželela da nosim kada stignem ovde u Palm Springs. I pošto me ne znate kao ženu koja šeta po TED konferenciji u svom vešu - (Smeh) to znači da sam našla nekoliko stvari. I stvarno bih sada volela da vam pokažem količinu odeće za jednu nedelju. To zvuči dobro? (Aplauz) I dok to radim, takođe ću vam reći nekoliko životnih lekcija koje sam, verovali ili ne, pokupila u ovim avanturama ne 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.
Hajde da počnemo sa nedeljom. Ovo zovem sjajni tigar. Ne morate da potrošite puno novca da biste izgledali dobro. Skoro uvek možete izgledati sjajno za manje od 3500 din. Čitavu ovu kombinaciju, uključujući jaknu, platila sam 4000 din, i to je bila najskuplja stvar koju sam nosila čitave nedelje.
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.
Ponedeljak: boja je moćna. Skoro je psihološki nemoguće da budete u lošem raspoloženju kada nosite svetlo crvene pantalone. (Smeh) Ako ste srećni, privući ćete druge srećne 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: uklapanje je precenjeno. Provela sam ceo život pokušavajući da budem svoja, a da se u isto vreme uklopim. Samo budite ono što jeste. Ako se okružite pravim osobama, ne samo da će razumeti, već će to i ceniti.
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."
Sreda: prihvatite dete u sebi. Ljudi mi povremeno kažu da izgledam kao da se igram sa odećom, ili da ih podsećam na njihovo dete od sedam godina. Volim da se nasmejem i kažem: "Hvala."
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: povrenje je ključ. Ako mislite da izgledate dobro u nečemu, skoro sigurno i izgledate. A ako mislite da ne izgledate dobro u nečemu, verovatno ste u pravu. Odrasla sam sa mamom koja me je tome svakodnevno učila. Ali dok nisam napunila 30 godina nisam razumela šta to znači. I objasniću vam to vrlo kratko. Ako verujete da ste lepa osoba iznutra i spolja, ne postoji izgled koji ne možete poneti. Dakle, nema izgovora za bilo koga od nas ovde u publici. Trebalo bi da smo u stanju da ponesemo sve što želimo. Hvala vam.
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Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you: Gold sequins go with everything.
Petak: univerzalna istina - pet reči za vas: zlatni štras ide uz sve.
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 konačno, subota: razvijanje vašeg jedinstvenog ličnog stila je stvarno odličan način da kažete svetu nešto o sebi, bez ijedne reči. To mi je dokazano više puta ove nedelje dok su mi ljudi prilazili, samo zbog odeće koju nosim. I imali smo sjajne 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.
Očigledno, ovo neće stati u moj mali kofer. Pa pre nego što se vratim kući u Bruklin, svu odeću ću donirati. Jer lekcija koju pokušavam da naučim ove nedelje je, da je u redu pustiti stvari. Nema potrebe emocionalnio se vezivati za ove stvari, jer odmah iza ćoška, uvek će postojati još jedna luda, šarena, sjajna kombinacija koja me čeka, ako pustim malo ljubavi u svoje srce i izgled.
Thank you very much.
Mnogo vam hvala.
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Thank you.
Hvala vam.
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