Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new

譯者: Joyce Chou 審譯者: Eric Chu

I'm Jessi, and this is my suitcase.

我是Jessi，這是我的旅行箱

But before I show you what I've got inside,

在我給各位看我裡頭裝什麼東西之前

I'm going to make a very public confession,

我要做一個非常公開的告白

and that is,

就是

I'm outfit-obsessed.

我對衣服極度迷戀

I love finding, wearing,

我超愛尋找它們並穿上它們

and more recently,

最近

photographing and blogging

還愛上拍衣服的照片，寫在部落格上

a different, colorful, crazy outfit

每一套與眾不同，色彩鮮豔，瘋狂的衣服

for every single occasion.

都有其最適切的場合

But I don't buy anything new.

但我不購買任何新品

I get all my clothes secondhand

我的衣服都是二手貨

from flea markets and thrift stores.

從跳蚤市場和二手店買的

Aww, thank you.

喔，謝謝你

Secondhand shopping

二手購物

allows me to reduce the impact

讓我減少

my wardrobe has on the environment

購買衣服對環境的影響

and on my wallet.

還有對荷包的影響

I get to meet all kinds of great people;

我能認識各種有趣的人

my dollars usually go to a good cause;

我的錢通常會捐款給慈善事業

I look pretty unique;

我的打扮自樹一格

and it makes shopping like my own personal treasure hunt.

同時購物變成我私人的尋寶之旅

I mean, what am I going to find today?

我會想，今天會找到什麼？

Is it going to be my size?

會剛好符合我的尺寸嗎？

Will I like the color?

會是我喜歡的顏色嗎？

Will it be under $20?

價錢會低於二十塊美金嗎？

If all the answers are yes,

如果答案都是「是」

I feel as though I've won.

我就覺得自己賺到了

I want to get back to my suitcase

回來談談我的旅行箱

and tell you what I packed

告訴你們，為了來TED

for this exciting week here at TED.

這興奮的一週，我都帶了些什麼

I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits bring with her?

這個有這麼多衣服的傢伙到底會帶些什麼？

So I'm going to show you exactly what I brought.

所以我要給你看到底我都帶了哪些衣物

I brought seven pairs of underpants

我帶了七件內褲

and that's it.

就這樣

Exactly one week's worth of undies

剛好夠穿一週的內褲

is all I put in my suitcase.

是我唯一放在旅行箱內的衣服

I was betting that I'd be able to find

我敢說我在棕櫚泉

everything else I could possible want to wear

能夠找到

once I got here to Palm Springs.

我需要的所有衣服

And since you don't know me

既然你們現在看到的我

as the woman walking around TED in her underwear --

不是一個只穿著內褲來參加TED的女人

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

that means I found a few things.

這就說明了我的確找到了一些東西

And I'd really love to show you my week's worth of outfits right now.

我現在真的很想讓你們看我這一週所穿的衣服

Does that sound good?

是不是聽起來很不錯？

(Applause)

(掌聲)

So as I do this,

當然同時

I'm also going to tell you a few of the life lessons

我還會和各位聊聊生活的經驗

that, believe it or not, I have picked up

無論你們是否相信，這些都是

in these adventures wearing nothing new.

我在這趟冒險中體悟出來的想法

So let's start with Sunday.

那我們就從星期日開始

I call this "Shiny Tiger."

這叫這套「閃亮老虎」

You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great.

你無須花大錢也能顯得氣質非凡

You can almost always look phenomenal for under $50.

甚至你不用花到五十塊美金，就能令人印象深刻

This whole outfit, including the jacket,

這整套衣服，包含外套

cost me $55,

用了我五十五塊美金

and it was the most expensive thing

而這是我這一週內

that I wore the entire week.

穿得最貴的衣服

Monday: Color is powerful.

星期一：色彩是強大的

It is almost physiologically impossible

在生理學上，穿上明亮的紅色褲子時

to be in a bad mood when you're wearing bright red pants.

幾乎不可能還覺得心情鬱悶

(Laughter)

(笑聲)

If you are happy,

如果你快樂

you are going to attract other happy people to you.

你也會吸引到其他快樂的人

Tuesday:

星期二：

Fitting in is way overrated.

主流被遠遠高估了

I've spent a whole lot of my life

我一生中花了很多時間

trying to be myself

想做自己

and at the same time fit in.

同時融入主流

Just be who you are.

就做你自己

If you are surrounding yourself with the right people,

如果你身邊有對的人

they will not only get it,

他們不僅能了解

they will appreciate it.

還會懂得欣賞

Wednesday:

星期三：

Embrace your inner child.

擁抱你的童心

Sometimes people tell me

有時候有人會告訴我

that I look like I'm playing dress-up,

說我像在玩打扮

or that I remind them of their seven-year-old.

或者我讓他們想起了他們七歲的孩子

I like to smile

我喜歡對他們微笑

and say, "Thank you."

然後說聲「謝謝」

Thursday:

星期四

Confidence is key.

自信是關鍵

If you think you look good in something,

如果你覺得你穿什麼衣服好看

you almost certainly do.

那你一定會穿得好看

And if you don't think you look good in something,

如果你不覺得你穿什麼好看

you're also probably right.

那你也可能是對的

I grew up with a mom who taught me this day-in and day-out.

從小到大，我媽媽每天都告訴我這一點

But it wasn't until I turned 30

但是我到了三十歲

that I really got what this meant.

才真正了解這意思

And I'm going to break it down for you for just a second.

我很快地為各位分析一下

If you believe you're a beautiful person

如果你相信你是個美麗的人

inside and out,

從裡到外

there is no look that you can't pull off.

那就沒有什麼衣服是你不能穿得好看的

So there is no excuse for any of us here in this audience.

所以在座各位你們不需要任何理由

We should be able to rock anything we want to rock.

我們想穿上什麼就穿上什麼

Thank you.

謝謝

(Applause)

(掌聲)

Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you:

星期五：一個普遍的真理 --送你們五字箴言

Gold sequins go with everything.

金亮片百搭

And finally, Saturday:

最後，星期六：

Developing your own unique personal style

展現獨特的個人風格

is a really great way to tell the world something about you

這是告訴別人你是誰的一個很好的方式

without having to say a word.

而且你一個字都不必說

It's been proven to me time and time again

這一點我已經證實過許多次

as people have walked up to me this week

這星期當人們一次次走向我

simply because of what I'm wearing,

只是因為我穿了什麼

and we've had great conversations.

我們有很愉快的交談

So obviously this is not all going to fit

當然這些衣服都不會放進

back in my tiny suitcase.

我的小旅行箱

So before I go home to Brooklyn,

所以在我回到布魯克林之前

I'm going to donate everything back.

我會把一切都捐回

Because the lesson I'm trying to learn myself this week

因為這個星期我在教導自己

is that it's okay to let go.

放手也是好的

I don't need to get emotionally attached to these things

我不需要眷戀東西

because around the corner,

因為在下一個角落

there is always going to be

永遠會有

another crazy, colorful,

另一套瘋狂的，五彩繽紛

shiny outfit

閃閃發光的衣服

just waiting for me,

在等著我

if I put a little love in my heart and look.

只要我帶著愛去找尋

Thank you very much.

非常謝謝

(Applause)

(掌聲)

Thank you.

謝謝

(Applause)

(掌聲)