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Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new
Jessi Arrington: Nuwe klere dra? Nog nooit nie!
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Jessie Arrington, ’n ontwerper, het net sewe stelle onderklere vir TED gepak en die res van haar klere in tweedehandse klerewinkels rondom Los Angeles gekoop. ’n Kleurvolle kreatiewe oefening in bewuste verbruik.
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I'm Jessi, and this is my suitcase.
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Ek's Jessi en dis my tas.
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But before I show you what I've got inside,
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Maar voor ek julle wys wat binne-in is,
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I'm going to make a very public confession,
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moet ek eers bieg.
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and that is,
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Julle sien,
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I'm outfit-obsessed.
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ek is versot op klere.
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I love finding, wearing,
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Ek is mal oor vind en dra,
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and more recently,
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en deesdae
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photographing and blogging
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neem ek ook foto's van en blog oor
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a different, colorful, crazy outfit
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’n kleurvolle, maltrap uitrusting
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for every single occasion.
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vir elke geleentheid.
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But I don't buy anything new.
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Maar ek koop niks nuut nie.
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I get all my clothes secondhand
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Ek koop al my klere tweedehands,
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from flea markets and thrift stores.
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by vlooimarkte en afslagwinkels.
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Aww, thank you.
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Ag, baie dankie.
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Secondhand shopping
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Om tweedehandse klere te koop
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allows me to reduce the impact
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help om die impak
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my wardrobe has on the environment
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wat my klerekas op die omgewing
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and on my wallet.
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en op my beursie het, te verminder.
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I get to meet all kinds of great people;
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Ek ontmoet allerhande fantastiese mense;
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my dollars usually go to a good cause;
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my geld ondersteun meestal ’n goeie doel;
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I look pretty unique;
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ek lyk beslis uniek;
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and it makes shopping like my own personal treasure hunt.
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en inkopies-doen is soos
my persoonlike skattejag.
my persoonlike skattejag.
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I mean, what am I going to find today?
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Ek bedoel, wat gaan ek vandag vind?
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Is it going to be my size?
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Gaan dit my pas?
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Will I like the color?
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Sal ek van die kleur hou?
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Will it be under $20?
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Sal dit minder as $20 wees?
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If all the answers are yes,
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As al die antwoorde ja is,
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I feel as though I've won.
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voel dit asof ek gewen het.
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I want to get back to my suitcase
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Maar ek wil nou vir julle vertel
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and tell you what I packed
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wat ek in my tas gepak het
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for this exciting week here at TED.
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om vir ’n week na TED te kom.
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I mean, what does somebody with all these outfits bring with her?
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Wat bring iemand
met so baie uitrustings saam?
met so baie uitrustings saam?
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So I'm going to show you exactly what I brought.
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Ek sal julle presies wys.
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I brought seven pairs of underpants
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Ek het sewe pare broekies gebring
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and that's it.
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en dis al.
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Exactly one week's worth of undies
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Net genoeg onderklere vir een week
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is all I put in my suitcase.
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is al wat ek in my tas gebring het.
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I was betting that I'd be able to find
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Ek't gedink dat ek
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everything else I could possible want to wear
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enigiets anders wat ek miskien wil dra
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once I got here to Palm Springs.
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hier in Palm Springs sal kan kry.
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And since you don't know me
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Aangesien ek nie hier
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as the woman walking around TED in her underwear --
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by TED in my onderklere rondloop nie --
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(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
01:59
that means I found a few things.
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beteken dit ek't ’n paar goed gekry.
02:01
And I'd really love to show you my week's worth of outfits right now.
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So ek wil julle graag wys
my week se uitrustings lyk.
my week se uitrustings lyk.
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Does that sound good?
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Hoe klink dit?
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(Applause)
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(Applous)
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So as I do this,
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So terwyl ek dit doen
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I'm also going to tell you a few of the life lessons
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gaan ek julle ’n paar lewenslesse vertel
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that, believe it or not, I have picked up
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wat ek geleer het, glo dit of nie,
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in these adventures wearing nothing new.
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te midde van hierdie
niks-nuut-dra avonture.
niks-nuut-dra avonture.
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So let's start with Sunday.
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Kom ons begin by Sondag.
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I call this "Shiny Tiger."
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Ek noem dit 'Blink Tier.'
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You do not have to spend a lot of money to look great.
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Jy hoef nie baie te spandeer
om goed te lyk nie.
om goed te lyk nie.
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You can almost always look phenomenal for under $50.
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Dis amper altyd moontlik
om vir minder as $50 asemrowend te lyk.
om vir minder as $50 asemrowend te lyk.
02:29
This whole outfit, including the jacket,
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Hierdie uitrusting, met die baadjie,
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cost me $55,
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het my $55 gekos.
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and it was the most expensive thing
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En dit was die duurste item
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that I wore the entire week.
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vir die week.
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Monday: Color is powerful.
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Maandag: Kleur het krag.
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It is almost physiologically impossible
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Dis net eenvoudig nie moontlik
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to be in a bad mood when you're wearing bright red pants.
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om in ’n slegte bui te wees
wanneer jy ’n helderrooi broek dra nie.
wanneer jy ’n helderrooi broek dra nie.
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(Laughter)
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(Gelag)
02:48
If you are happy,
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’n Gelukkige luim
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you are going to attract other happy people to you.
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trek ander gelukkige mense na jou.
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Tuesday:
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Dinsdag:
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Fitting in is way overrated.
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Om in te pas is overrated.
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I've spent a whole lot of my life
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Ek't my hele lewe lank probeer
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trying to be myself
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om myself te wees
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and at the same time fit in.
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en terselfde tyd in te pas.
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Just be who you are.
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Wees net jouself.
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If you are surrounding yourself with the right people,
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Die regte mense
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they will not only get it,
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sal dit nie net aanvaar nie,
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they will appreciate it.
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hulle sal dit ook waardeer.
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Wednesday:
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Woensdag:
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Embrace your inner child.
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Probeer om jou innerlike kind te aanvaar.
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Sometimes people tell me
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Mense vertel my partykeer
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that I look like I'm playing dress-up,
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dat dit lyk of ek vir ’n tema aantrek
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or that I remind them of their seven-year-old.
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of dat ek hulle
aan hul sewe-jarige herinner.
aan hul sewe-jarige herinner.
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I like to smile
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Dan glimlag ek
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and say, "Thank you."
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en bedank hulle.
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Thursday:
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Donderdag:
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Confidence is key.
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Selfvertroue is deurslaggewend.
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If you think you look good in something,
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As jy dink jy lyk goed in iets,
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you almost certainly do.
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dan is die kanse goed daarvoor.
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And if you don't think you look good in something,
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As jy dink jy lyk nie goed in iets nie,
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you're also probably right.
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is die kanse goed dat jy reg is.
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I grew up with a mom who taught me this day-in and day-out.
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My ma het dit elke dag benadruk.
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But it wasn't until I turned 30
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Eers na my dertigste verjaarsdag
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that I really got what this meant.
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het ek regtig verstaan wat dit beteken.
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And I'm going to break it down for you for just a second.
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Laat ek gou vir julle vertel hoe dit werk.
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If you believe you're a beautiful person
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As jy dink jy's ’n mooi persoon,
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inside and out,
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binne en buite,
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there is no look that you can't pull off.
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dan sal jy goed lyk en voel
in enige uitrusting.
in enige uitrusting.
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So there is no excuse for any of us here in this audience.
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Niemand hier het ’n verskoning nie.
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We should be able to rock anything we want to rock.
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Ons almal behoort te kan dra
net wat ons wil.
net wat ons wil.
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Thank you.
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Dankie.
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(Applause)
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(Applous)
04:12
Friday: A universal truth -- five words for you:
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Vrydag: ’n Universele waarheid in vyf woorde:
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Gold sequins go with everything.
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Goue blinkers pas by alles.
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And finally, Saturday:
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Eindelik, Saterdag.
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Developing your own unique personal style
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’n Unieke persoonlike styl
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is a really great way to tell the world something about you
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is die beste manier om jouself woordeloos
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without having to say a word.
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aan die die wêreld te bemark.
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It's been proven to me time and time again
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Dis herhaaldelik aan my bewys
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as people have walked up to me this week
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toe mense my hierdie week genader het
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simply because of what I'm wearing,
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bloot op grond van my uitrusting.
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and we've had great conversations.
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En ons't lekker gesels.
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So obviously this is not all going to fit
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Ek sal nie alles wat ek gekoop het
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back in my tiny suitcase.
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in my tas kan pas nie.
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So before I go home to Brooklyn,
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So voordat ek teruggaan Brooklyn toe,
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I'm going to donate everything back.
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gaan ek alles terug skenk.
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Because the lesson I'm trying to learn myself this week
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Die les wat ek myself
hierdie week probeer leer
hierdie week probeer leer
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is that it's okay to let go.
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is dat dit oukei is om dinge te laat gaan.
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I don't need to get emotionally attached to these things
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Ek hoef nie te geheg
aan die goed te raak nie:
aan die goed te raak nie:
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because around the corner,
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iewers om die draai
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there is always going to be
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sal daar altyd
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another crazy, colorful,
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nog ’n kleurvolle, maltrap
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shiny outfit
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blink uitrusting wees
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just waiting for me,
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wat net vir my wag,
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if I put a little love in my heart and look.
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as ek net met ’n bietjie liefde
in my hart daarvoor soek.
in my hart daarvoor soek.
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Thank you very much.
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Baie dankie.
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(Applause)
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(Applous)
05:11
Thank you.
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Baie dankie.
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(Applause)
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(Applous)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - DesignerJessi Arrington is a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn.
Why you should listen
Jessi Arrington is a founder and owner of WORKSHOP, a designer firm in Brooklyn. Her favorite color is rainbow and her default answer is YES. She’s taught Design Fundamentals at Touro College and given guest lectures at NYU; she's a board member of AIGA/NY. Before co-founding WORKSHOP, she carried out branding for Brooklyn Brewery, Tomato Records and Lion Brand Yarn under the direction of Milton Glaser. She makes a hobby of wearing nothing new (except undies).
She blogs at LuckySoAndSo.com about design, consumption and color.
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