Amit Kalra: 3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem
Amit Kalra: 3 façons originales de résoudre le problème des déchets de la mode
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cost-effective way to be stylish.
d'être élégant.
at my local thrift store,
un magasin de fripes local,
des rebuts des autres
to become my treasure.
mon propre trésor.
for your average
vintage T-shirt to wear.
at the intersection of design
à l'intersection du design
the most out of the things I was finding,
le meilleur de mes trouvailles,
des années 90 que je trouvais
garments that I was finding,
plus moderne.
my own clothes from scratch ever since,
et créé mes propres vêtements,
is uniquely my own.
est unique.
racks of clothes at these thrift stores,
ces vêtements dans ces friperies,
that I don't buy?
que je n'achetais pas.
ni cool ni branchées,
at these secondhand stores.
dans ces magasins.
on the wholesale side,
en vêtements
some of the products that we sell
certains de nos produits
of these thrift stores.
into my work life, as well.
aussi dans ma vie professionnelle.
a very scary supply chain
logistique était alarmante
pretty troubling realities.
I was sorting though
que je triais
of the total amount of garments
du nombre d'habits
of the total textile and garment waste
de textiles et vêtements
or recycled in some way,
of textile and garment waste
does the problem justice.
of clothing and textile waste
de tonnes de déchets textile
in just the United States alone.
rien qu'aux Etats-Unis,
roughly 200 T-shirts per person
suffisamment de textile
in my home town of Toronto,
de ma ville natale, Toronto,
three times the size of that stadium.
de 3 fois la hauteur du stade.
are the more polite North Americans,
des Nord-Américains, donc
de découvrir que l'industrie textile
was seeing that the fashion industry
polluter in the world
l'industrie pétrolière,
the oil and gas industry
qu'elle soit la plus polluante de toutes.
to hear they were the number one polluter.
que c'était une industrie
that that's an industry
de ne pas changer.
sticking to the status quo.
doesn't really change
sur l'augmentation des profits
on driving profitability
l'industrie textile en numéro deux.
that the fashion industry was number two.
l'industrie de la mode.
the fashion industry stands for.
nous gaspillons beaucoup,
a lot of the things we do consume,
the clothes that we buy each year.
pour produire ce que nous achetons.
of clothing per year
annuels d'un foyer
of water to produce.
pour être fabriqués.
per household, per year.
par an et par foyer.
that always has been
qui a toujours été
on the forefront of design,
à la pointe du design,
to be comfortable, designed to be trendy
pour être confortables, à la mode,
to be sustainable
aptitude for change
de l'industrie de la mode
business practices.
all we have to do
to be recyclable at the end of their life.
recyclables en fin de vie.
to leave to the professionals.
thrift store aficionado
âgé de 24 ans,
posit one perspective,
proposer une perspective
kind of like building with Lego.
comme on utilise des Lego.
but very easily manipulated.
is very rarely modular.
sont rarement modulaires.
with its buttons, zippers and trim.
ses fermetures et ses garnitures.
recycle a jacket like this,
efficacement cette veste
to easily remove these items
by shredding it
gets made into new fabric
pour faire un nouveau tissu
or new T-shirts, for example.
ou un simple T-Shirt.
with all of these extra items,
dans tous ces éléments,
are actually quite difficult to remove.
sont assez difficiles à enlever.
more time or more money
cost-effective to throw it away
moins cher de tout jeter
if we design clothes in a modular way
des vêtements modulaires
at the end of their lives.
en fin de vie.
to have a hidden wireframe,
avec une structure cachée
that holds all important items together.
pour maintenir les composants.
can have all of these extra items,
supporter tous ces éléments,
sur la structure
attached to the fabric.
is remove its fish bone
easier than before.
is definitely one piece of the puzzle.
est une pièce du puzzle.
de cette industrie
that the fashion industry has
et concevoir des vêtements
and start to design clothes
en fin de vie
at the end of their lives.
we have in our closet
dans nos tiroirs
that have gems in our drawers
which is great.
de 9 mois de plus
of a garment by even only nine months
qu'il génère
that that garment has
are always going to change
something different than you were today
de ceux d'aujourd'hui
de l'environnement.
friendly you want to be.
certaines choses ne se démodent pas.
that never go out of style.
sous-vêtements ou même pyjamas.
your socks, underwear, even your pajamas.
ces articles jusqu'à l'os
right down to the bone,
throwing them in the garbage
that have holes in them
to compost these items
seraient énormes
is start to shift more of our resources
pour les fabriquer
using more natural fibers,
are two critical priorities.
deux priorités critiques.
that we have to rethink
que nous devons adresser
of the harsh chemical dye that we use
chimiques que nous utilisons
production hubs in developing nations.
près des usines des pays en développement.
that these harsh chemicals
chimiques agressifs
at keeping a garment a specific color
sur les vêtements
that keep that bright red dress
rouge vif à cette robe
to use something different?
d'autres produits ?
in our kitchen cabinets at home
des herbes et des épices ?
spices and herbs to dye our clothes?
that would allow for us to stain material,
nous permettraient de colorer les tissus
avec le temps
than the clothes that were dyed harshly
des habits teints avec les colorants
nous permettraient
would allow for us
et respectueux de l'environnement.
and environmentally friendlier.
personal appearance
pour être cool.
to showcase their brand
sa marque,
via les réseaux sociaux
on our Instagram feeds
sur nos flux Instagram
more personalized, more unique,
and with each wear
and wearing ripped jeans for years.
déchirés depuis longtemps
of clothes that exist in our wardrobe
dans notre garde robe
and the state of her kitchen,
et de l'état de sa cuisine
before coming here today.
are going to have on their Instagram feed.
sur son flux Instagram.
naturellement.
in their kitchen sink at home.
dans sa cuisine.
à l'échelle industrielle,
on a commercial scale,
harsh chemical dyes for our clothes
aux colorants chimiques
is fiercely competitive.
de dollars, et est très concurrentielle.
a product at scale
un produit à grande échelle
will become more unique over time
plus unique au fil du temps
avantage concurrentiel.
la personnalisation depuis des années
with customization for years.
a bespoke suiting platform,
de personnalisation sur mesure
a bespoke dress-making platform,
plate-forme de couture sur mesure,
possible from your couch.
depuis votre canapé.
their online shoe customization platforms
de personnalisation de chaussures en ligne
des entreprises de distribution
businesses encounter.
an environmentally friendly product
de l'environnement
seismic industry shift.
de l'industrie
what's best for our environment
and there's no one-step solution.
with their death in mind.
dans la conception des habits.
is the perfect industry
cet avenir durable
to the sustainable future
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amit Kalra - Fashion enthusiastAmit Kalra wants to fix fashion's pollution problem.
Why you should listen
When Amit Kalra was 20, he decided he wanted to be more stylish than his budget would allow. He taught himself to design and make his own clothing, sifting through thrift stores for cheap materials. Kalra's side project of cutting and sewing recycled clothes for friends and small clothing brands led him to an idea that he hopes will turn the fashion industry on its head -- and save the planet while he’s at it.
Kalra holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. At PVH Canada, he manages the planning, operations and finances for their Dress Shirt division. Outside of work, he attends fashion school part-time.
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