Fashion that celebrates all body types -- boldly and unapologetically | Becca McCharen-Tran

46,116 views ใƒป 2019-11-13

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Ivana Korom Reviewer: Krystian Aparta
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: yael ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
As fashion designers,
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ื›ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ืื•ืคื ื”
00:14
our decisions have the power to change our culture.
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ืœื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
00:18
We choose who is cast in our runway shows and campaigns,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืžื™ ื™ื›ื›ื‘ื• ื‘ืชืฆื•ื’ื•ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื‘ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื
00:22
and ultimately, who is celebrated and considered beautiful,
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืžื™ ืžื•ืขืฆื ื•ื ื—ืฉื‘ ื™ืคื”,
00:27
and who is not.
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ื•ืžื™ ืœื.
00:29
Having this platform is a responsibility.
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ื”ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช.
00:32
One that can be utilized to exclude people
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ื›ื–ื• ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื ืฆืœ ืื•ืชื” ืœื”ื“ืจืช ืื ืฉื™ื
00:34
or to empower others.
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ืื• ืœื”ืขืฆืžืชื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
00:38
Growing up, I was obsessed with fashion.
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ื›ื™ืœื“ื”, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื‘ืื•ืคื ื”.
00:42
I pored over all different types of fashion magazines
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื’ื–ื™ื ื™ ืื•ืคื ื”
00:45
at my local Barnes and Noble.
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ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช.
00:48
To be fashionable was to be tall, skinny, with long, shiny hair.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืคื ืชื™ืช ืžืฉืžืขื• ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”, ืจื–ื” ืขื ืฉื™ืขืจ ืืจื•ืš ื•ืžืœื ื‘ืจืง.
00:53
That's what I saw as the ideal,
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ื›ืื™ื“ื™ืืœ,
00:55
and it was reinforced everywhere I looked.
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ื•ืชืคื™ืกื” ื–ื• ื—ื•ื–ืงื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ื‘ื•.
00:57
And to be honest, it still is.
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ื•ืื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื ื”, ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ื›ื”.
01:01
I wanted to be like the models, so I stopped eating.
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช, ืื– ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ.
01:06
It was a dark time in my life;
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืืคืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™;
01:07
my eating disorder consumed me.
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ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืชืคืกื” ื›ืœ ื—ืœืงื” ื‘ื™.
01:09
All I could think about was counting every single calorie,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ืกืคื™ืจืช ื›ืœ ืงืœื•ืจื™ื”,
01:12
and waking up early before school every day
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ื•ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืžื•ืงื“ื ืœืคื ื™ ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
01:15
so I could run a few miles.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืกืคื™ืง ืœืจื•ืฅ ื›ืžื” ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื.
01:16
It took me years to finally release the grip
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ืœืงื— ืœื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืžื”ืื—ื™ื–ื”
01:19
that the eating disorder had over my life.
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ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
01:21
But when it did,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื–ื” ืงืจื”,
01:23
it freed up so much brain space
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ื–ื” ืฉื—ืจืจ ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืจืืฉ
01:24
to think about what I was truly passionate about.
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ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™.
01:27
For so long,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืชืงื•ืคื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืืจื•ื›ื”,
01:28
the fashion industry has worked hard to set an ideal of beauty
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ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ืขื‘ื“ื” ืงืฉื” ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ืื™ื“ื™ืืœ ื™ื•ืคื™
01:31
that celebrates thin, young, white, cisgender,
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ืฉืžืงื“ืฉ ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ืจื–ื•ืช, ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช, ืœื‘ื ื•ืช, ืกื™ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื•ืช,
01:34
able-bodied models as the ideal.
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ืœืœื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ื›ืื™ื“ื™ืืœ.
01:38
It's impossible not to be bombarded
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ืงืฉื” ืฉืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืชืงืคืช
01:40
with images of models that have been photoshopped
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ื‘ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืจื™ื˜ื•ืฉ ื‘ืคื•ื˜ื•ืฉื•ืค
01:43
to where there's not a single pore,
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ืขื“ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืŸ ืืฃ ืœื ื ืงื‘ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืื—ืช,
01:44
fat roll or stretch mark in sight.
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ื—ืชื™ื›ืช ืฉื•ืžืŸ ืื• ืกื™ืžืŸ ืžืชื™ื—ื”.
01:46
You don't need to look hard to find examples.
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ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืืžืฅ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืœื›ืš.
01:50
This definition of beauty is damaging, dangerous and destructive,
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ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ืœื™ื•ืคื™ ื”ื™ื ืžื–ื™ืงื”, ืžืกื•ื›ื ืช ื•ื”ืจืกื ื™ืช,
01:54
and we need to explode it immediately.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืคื•ืฆืฅ ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™.
01:58
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:02
I'm glad you agree.
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ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉืืชื ืžืกื›ื™ืžื™ื.
02:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:05
One of the worst things I've realized over the years
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื
02:08
is that my experience with disordered eating
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ืื›ื™ืœื”
02:10
is not an anomaly.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
02:11
In fact, it's par for the course.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื™ื ื—ืœืง ืžื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื›ืœืœื™ืช.
02:13
I think there's a study that says 91 percent of women,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืฉ-91 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื›ืœืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื,
02:16
and likely those of all gender identities,
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ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ื’ื ืืœื” ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช,
02:18
are unhappy with the way they look.
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ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ื ืจืื™ื.
02:22
It's unforgivable
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ื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืกืœื—
02:23
that we live in a society where it's normal or expected
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื” ื–ื” ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ืื• ืฆืคื•ื™
02:26
for teenagers to grow up hating themselves.
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ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื ื•ืขืจ ื™ื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ืฉื ืื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
02:31
We've been fighting for fat acceptance and women's body autonomy since the '60s.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืœื—ืžื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื‘ืœืช ืฉืžื ื™ื ื•ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื” ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืžืื– ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-60.
02:35
And there has been headway.
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ื•ืื›ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช.
02:37
We have plus-size models like Ashley Graham
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืืฉืœื™ ื’ืจื”ืื
02:39
and musicians with body-positive messages,
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ื•ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืื™ื ื”ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืžืกืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ,
02:41
like Lizzo, breaking into the mainstream.
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ื›ืžื• ืœื™ื–ื•, ืฉื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ.
02:44
Thank God.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืืœ.
02:45
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:47
There's brands like Area
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ื™ืฉื ื• ืžื•ืชื’ ื›ืžื• Area
02:49
that have released campaigns without any Photoshop retouching.
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ืฉื”ื•ืฆื™ืื• ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœืœื ืจื™ื˜ื•ืฉื™ ืคื•ื˜ื•ืฉื•ืค.
02:52
But we're still inundated with unrealistic expectations.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช.
02:56
I love this quote by Lizzo, who said,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืœื™ื–ื•, ืฉืืžืจื”,
02:58
"Body positivity only exists because body negativity is the norm."
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"ืื”ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืงื™ื™ืžืช ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืฉื ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืžื”".
03:05
So how do we change the stigma around looking different
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
03:08
or not fitting into this narrow definition of beauty?
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ืื• ืื™ ื”ืชืืžื” ืœื”ื’ื“ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื”ืฆืจื” ื”ื–ืืช?
03:12
I believe it's by celebrating beauty in all different forms,
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขืฆืžืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช,
03:15
bold and unapologetically.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืืžื™ืฅ ื•ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืชื ืฆืœ.
03:18
But many fashion designers continue to reinforce
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ืื•ืคื ื” ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื—ื–ืง
03:20
this narrow definition of beauty.
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ืืช ื”ื’ื“ืจืช ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื”ืฆืจื” ื”ื–ื•.
03:22
From the way they are taught in school
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ืžื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
03:24
and into the real world,
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ื•ืขื“ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™,
03:26
they drape on mannequins that are only size four,
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ื”ื ืžืœื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืจืื•ื•ื” ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ืืจื‘ืข ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
03:28
or sketch on bodies that are super stretched out
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ืื• ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืฆื•ืจืช ื’ื•ืฃ ืžื•ืืจื›ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช
03:31
and not anatomically proportioned.
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ืฉืื™ื ื” ื‘ืขืœ ืžื™ืžื“ื™ื ืื ื˜ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื.
03:33
Different-size bodies aren't taken into account
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ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ืฃ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืื™ื ืŸ ื ื›ืœืœื•ืช
03:35
during the design process.
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ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘.
03:37
They're not thought of.
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ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ.
03:38
So who are these designers designing for?
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ืื– ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ ื”ื ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื?
03:42
But the conversation around exclusivity in fashion
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉื™ื— ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื›ืœืœื” ื‘ืื•ืคื ื”
03:46
doesn't begin and end with size.
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ืœื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื•ื ื’ืžืจ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื”.
03:48
It's about seeing people of all different gender expressions,
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ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ื”ื›ืœืœืช ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:51
different ability levels, different ages,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช, ื’ื™ืœื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:54
different races and ethnicities,
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ื’ื–ืขื™ื ื•ืจืงืขื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:55
celebrated for their own unique beauty.
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ืฉื ื—ื’ื’ื™ื ื‘ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืคื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
03:57
In my own work as a fashion designer,
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื›ืžืขืฆื‘ืช ืื•ืคื ื”,
03:59
I started a brand called Chromat,
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ื”ืงืžืชื™ ืžื•ืชื’ ื‘ืฉื Chromat,
04:01
and we're committed to empowering women, femmes and nonbinary #ChromatBABES,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืขืฆืžืชื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื, ืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื•ืช, ื•ื’'ื ื“ืจืงื•ื•ื™ืจ #ChromatBABES
04:05
of all shapes and sizes,
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ืžื›ืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ื“ืœื™ื,
04:07
through perfectly fit garments for every body.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ืžื•ืชืืžื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืฆื•ืจืช ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉื”ื™ื.
04:10
Swimwear has become a huge focus for me,
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ืื•ืคื ืช ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื™ื ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืžื•ืงื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™,
04:13
because of the power that this single garment can have
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ื˜ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื’ื“ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขื”
04:15
over the way people feel about themselves.
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ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืœืคื™ ืขืฆืžื.
04:18
We wanted to take our focus on celebrating all body types
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื‘ื˜ื ืืช ื”ื“ื’ืฉ ืฉืฉืžื ื• ืขืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ืฃ
04:21
to a garment that's fraught with insecurity.
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ื‘ื‘ื’ื“ ืฉืžืœื ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ.
04:24
On our runways, you see curves, cellulite and scars worn proudly.
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ืขืœ ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืฉืœื ื•, ืชืจืื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ืื•ื•ื” ืงื™ืžื•ืจื™ื, ืฆืœื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืก ื•ืฆืœืงื•ืช.
04:29
We're a runway show, yes,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชืฆื•ื’ืช ืื•ืคื ื”, ื›ืŸ,
04:31
but we're also a celebration.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ื—ื’ื™ื’ื”.
04:33
I didn't start designing 10 years ago
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ืœื ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฆื‘ ืœืคื ื™ ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื
04:36
with the mission to change the entire industry.
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ื‘ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื›ื•ืœื”.
04:38
But the models we cast at the time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื—ืจื ื• ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ื–ืžื ื•,
04:40
who just happened to be my friends who had begged to be in my shows,
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ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื™ื• ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืฉื”ืชื—ื ื ื• ืœื“ื’ืžืŸ ื‘ืชืฆื•ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:43
were so radical to some people,
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ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื,
04:45
and, unfortunately, still are different or strange to some,
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ื•ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืชืคืกื™ื ื›ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืื• ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื—ืœืงื,
04:48
that it became a huge part of what we're known for.
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœื—ืœืง ืขืฆื•ื ื‘ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
04:52
However, inclusivity means nothing if it's only surface level.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ืœื”ื›ืœืœื” ืื™ืŸ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืื ื”ื™ื ืจืง ืฉื˜ื—ื™ืช.
04:58
Behind the scenes,
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ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืงืœืขื™ื,
04:59
from the photographer, to the casting director,
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ืžื”ืฆืœื ืœืžืœื”ืงืช,
05:01
to the interns,
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ืœืžืชืžื—ื™ื,
05:03
who is making the decisions behind the scenes
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ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืงืœืขื™ื
05:06
is just as important.
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช.
05:08
It's imperative to include diverse decision-makers in the process,
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ื›ืœื™ืœ ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš,
05:12
and it's always better to collaborate with different communities,
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช,
05:15
rather than trying to speak for them.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจื.
05:19
And this is an important piece of the puzzle
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ื•ื–ืืช ื—ืชื™ื›ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืคืื–ืœ
05:21
that many young designers may not think about
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ืฉืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”
05:24
when they're first starting their careers,
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ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื,
05:26
but hiring a plus-size or a transgender photographer,
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื›ื™ืจืช ืฆืœื ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืื• ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ,
05:28
or a woman of color as your casting director,
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ืื• ืฉื›ื™ืจืช ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืขืœืช ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจ ื›ืžืœื”ืงืช,
05:30
or a black makeup artist -- hey, Fatima Thomas --
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ืื• ืื•ืžื ื™ืช ืื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื—ื•ืจื” -- ื”ื™ื™, ืคื˜ื™ืžื” ืชื•ืžืก --
05:33
who intimately understands how important it is
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ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืขื•ืžืง ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘
05:37
to be able to work with all skin tones:
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื›ืœ ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืจ:
05:39
it's essential to creating a holistically inclusive output,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืชื•ืฆืื” ื›ื•ืœืœืช ื‘ืืžืช,
05:43
like this one.
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ื›ืžื• ื–ืืช.
05:44
As a fashion designers that do a lot of swim,
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ื›ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ืื•ืคื ื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื™ื,
05:47
we wanted to rewrite the rules around having a bikini body.
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืœื’ื•ืฃ ืžืชืื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืงื™ื ื™.
05:51
So we cast a team of babe guards
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ืื– ืฉื›ืจื ื• ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฆื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื™ื‘
05:53
to enforce guidelines around inclusion and acceptance at the pool.
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ืฉื™ืฉืžืจื• ืขืœ ื”ื ื”ืœื™ื ืœื”ื›ืœืœื” ื•ืงื‘ืœื” ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื›ื”.
05:58
Instead of "no diving" and "no running,"
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื "ืืกื•ืจ ืœืงืคื•ืฅ" ื•"ืืกื•ืจ ืœืจื•ืฅ",
06:01
how about "celebrate cellulite,"
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ืื•ืœื™ "ืชื”ื ื• ืžื”ืฆืœื•ืœื™ื˜",
06:03
"body policing prohibited,"
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"ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืืกื•ืจื”",
06:05
and "intolerance not tolerated."
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ื•"ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืกืจ ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช".
06:07
And this was enforced by babe guards Mama Cax, Denise Bidot,
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ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืืœื” ื ืื›ืคื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืฆื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื™ื‘ ืžืืžื ืงืืงืก, ื“ื ื™ืก ื‘ื™ื“ื•,
06:11
Geena Rocero, Ericka Hart and Emme,
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ื’'ื™ื ื” ืจื•ืกืจื•, ืืจื™ืงื” ื”ืืจื˜ ื•ืืžื”,
06:15
all activists in their own right.
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ื›ื•ืœืŸ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขืฆืžืŸ.
06:17
I've always felt it was important to show a range of different bodies
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ืฉืชื™ ืฉื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
06:20
in our runway shows and campaigns.
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ื‘ืชืฆื•ื’ื•ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื•ื‘ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
06:22
But it actually wasn't until recently
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”
06:24
that we were able to expand our size range in a major way.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ื’ื“ืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™.
06:27
We first launched our curve collection
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ื”ืฉืงื ื• ืืช ืื•ืกืฃ ื”ืงื™ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
06:29
five years ago;
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ืœืคื ื™ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื;
06:30
we were so excited.
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื ื•.
06:31
But when it launched, it fell flat.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืฉืงื ื• ืื•ืชื•, ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื˜ื•ื—.
06:34
Nobody was interested.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
06:36
None of our department stores stocked above a size large,
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ืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžื”ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื” ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืœืืจื’',
06:39
and if they did, it was somewhere else in the building entirely.
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ื•ืื ื”ื ื›ืŸ ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื•, ื”ื ื”ื•ืฆื‘ื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช.
06:42
In fact, one time our sales team said,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืืžืจ,
06:44
"You know, it's so cool you have trans models
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"ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื ื˜ืจื ืกื™ื
06:46
and curve models on the runway --
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ื•ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืงื™ืžื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืชืฆื•ื’ื” --
06:48
I love what you're doing.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื™ื ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืช ืขื•ืฉื”.
06:49
But when the buyers come in to see the collection for market,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืงื•ื ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœืงืฆื™ื” ืœืฉื™ื•ื•ืง,
06:52
they want to be sold a dream,
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ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉื™ืžื›ืจื• ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื,
06:54
they want to see something that they aspire to be."
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ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื ืฉื•ืืคื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช".
06:56
Implying that our models weren't that.
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ืชื•ืš ืจืžื™ื–ื” ืฉื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืื™ื ืŸ ื›ืืœื”.
07:01
But I've realized it's so much more important
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘
07:03
to open up this dream to more people.
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ืœืคืชื•ื— ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื.
07:06
I want the consumer to know
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื”ืฆืจื›ื ื™ืช ืชื“ืข
07:07
that it's not your body that needs to change --
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ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœืš ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช --
07:10
it's the clothes.
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ืืœื ื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื.
07:12
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:18
There needs to be more fashion options at all sizes and in all retailers.
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช.
07:24
So finally, in 2018,
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ืื– ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื‘2018,
07:26
Nordstrom actually placed an order up to 3X.
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ื”ื—ื ื•ืช ื ื•ืจื“ืกื˜ืจื•ื ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืขืฉืชื” ื”ื–ืžื ื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืขื“ 3X.
07:29
And this was a huge game changer for us
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•
07:31
to have a major retailer invest in adding these units,
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ืฉืงื•ื ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืฉืงื™ืขื” ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
07:35
so we could go to the factory --
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืคืขืœ --
07:37
now we go up to 4X, which is about a size 32.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืžื™ื“ื” 4X ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš ืžื™ื“ื” 32 (64 ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื”).
07:41
Having that investment
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ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื” ื”ื–ืืช
07:42
helped us to change and realign our entire design process.
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ืขื–ืจื” ืœื ื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืฉืœื ื•.
07:46
We now have different-sized bodies to sketch and drape on in the studio.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ื™ืจื™ื ื•ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื,
07:50
And if more fashion schools taught these skills,
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ื•ืื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืœืื•ืคื ื” ื™ืœืžื“ื• ืืช ื”ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
07:52
more designers would have the ability to design for all bodies.
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ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืชื”ื™ื” ืืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืขืฆื‘ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ.
07:56
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:02
So as fashion designers, it's our job to utilize our platform
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ืื– ื›ืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ืื•ืคื ื”, ื–ืืช ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื”ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื•
08:07
to explode this narrow and restrictive definition of beauty.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคื•ืฆืฅ ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื”ืฆืจื” ื•ื”ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืคื™.
08:10
My goal is that one day,
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ื•ื ืื—ื“
08:12
teenagers growing up don't feel the same pressure that I did to conform.
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ื‘ื ื™ ื ื•ืขืจ ื•ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืœื ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
08:17
And I hope that our work contributes to the fashion industry's opening up
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชืชืจื•ื ืœืคืชื™ื—ืชื” ืฉืœ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื”
08:20
to celebrate many different identities.
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ืœืงื‘ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืจื—ื‘ ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช.
08:23
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
08:24
(Applause and cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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