Amit Kalra: 3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem
Amit Kaira: 3 modi creativi per risolvere il problema degli sprechi nella moda
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cost-effective way to be stylish.
per essere alla moda.
di vestiti usati della zona,
at my local thrift store,
degli scarti degli altri
to become my treasure.
for your average
vintage T-shirt to wear.
at the intersection of design
nell'incontro tra design
the most out of the things I was finding,
il massimo dalle cose che trovavo,
garments that I was finding,
anni '90 che trovavo
my own clothes from scratch ever since,
i miei vestiti da zero,
is uniquely my own.
racks of clothes at these thrift stores,
in questo negozio,
that I don't buy?
che non compro?
at these secondhand stores.
in questi negozi di abiti di seconda mano.
on the wholesale side,
some of the products that we sell
che alcuni dei prodotti che vendiamo
of these thrift stores.
into my work life, as well.
anche professionalmente.
a very scary supply chain
pretty troubling realities.
ad alcune realtà preoccupanti.
I was sorting though
stavo selezionando
percentuale degli abiti
of the total amount of garments
of the total textile and garment waste
degli scarti tessili
or recycled in some way,
of textile and garment waste
does the problem justice.
of clothing and textile waste
di tonnellate di scarti tessili
in just the United States alone.
solo negli Stati Uniti.
roughly 200 T-shirts per person
200 T-shirt a testa
in my home town of Toronto,
di Toronto, la mia città,
three times the size of that stadium.
grande tre volte lo stadio.
are the more polite North Americans,
i Nordamericani più educati,
was seeing that the fashion industry
il fatto che l'industria tessile
polluter in the world
più inquinante al mondo
the oil and gas industry
l'industria petrolifera,
sorpreso del loro 1° posto.
to hear they were the number one polluter.
ho semplicemente pensato
that that's an industry
di aderire allo status quo.
sticking to the status quo.
doesn't really change
on driving profitability
2° posto dell'industria della moda.
that the fashion industry was number two.
che la moda rappresenta.
the fashion industry stands for.
a lot of the things we do consume,
delle cose che usiamo,
the clothes that we buy each year.
per la produzione di abbigliamento .
of clothing per year
familiare acquista abiti
of water to produce.
1000 vasche da bagno di acqua.
per household, per year.
per famiglia, all'anno.
that always has been
che è sempre stato
on the forefront of design,
in vista per il design,
to be comfortable, designed to be trendy
comodi, alla moda
to be sustainable
per essere ecologici
aptitude for change
dell'industria della moda
business practices.
di produzione ecologica.
all we have to do
che dobbiamo fare
alla fine del loro ciclo vitale.
to be recyclable at the end of their life.
to leave to the professionals.
thrift store aficionado
dei negozi di seconda mano
posit one perspective,
kind of like building with Lego.
come una costruzione con il Lego.
but very easily manipulated.
facilmente manipolabili.
is very rarely modular.
sono raramente modulabili.
with its buttons, zippers and trim.
con bottoni, cerniere e accessori.
recycle a jacket like this,
to easily remove these items
by shredding it
gets made into new fabric
per un nuovo tessuto
or new T-shirts, for example.
o una nuova T-shirt, per esempio.
with all of these extra items,
are actually quite difficult to remove.
alquanto difficili da rimuovere.
più tempo e denaro
more time or more money
cost-effective to throw it away
è più vantaggioso buttarla via
if we design clothes in a modular way
se disegniamo gli abiti in modo modulare
alla fine della loro vita.
at the end of their lives.
to have a hidden wireframe,
con una trama nascosta,
that holds all important items together.
unite tutte le parti.
can have all of these extra items,
tutti i componenti extra,
attached to the fabric.
inserita nel tessuto.
is remove its fish bone
easier than before.
is definitely one piece of the puzzle.
un tassello del puzzle.
dell'industria della moda
that the fashion industry has
successivo e concepire i vestiti
and start to design clothes
at the end of their lives.
che abbiamo nell'armadio
we have in our closet
that have gems in our drawers
delle perle nel guardaroba
which is great.
anche solo di nove mesi
of a garment by even only nine months
sul consumo idrico dal 20 al 30%.
that that garment has
are always going to change
cambiano continuamente
something different than you were today
da quello che avete oggi
volete essere ecologici.
friendly you want to be.
non passano mai di moda.
that never go out of style.
biancheria intima, persino i pigiami.
your socks, underwear, even your pajamas.
right down to the bone,
questi capi fino alla fine
throwing them in the garbage
that have holes in them
to compost these items
is start to shift more of our resources
sarebbe investire più risorse
using more natural fibers,
are two critical priorities.
sono due priorità cruciali.
that we have to rethink
of the harsh chemical dye that we use
delle tinture chimiche che usiamo
production hubs in developing nations.
dei poli di produzione
that these harsh chemicals
questi prodotti chimici
at keeping a garment a specific color
per fissare un colore specifico
quel vestito rosso brillante,
that keep that bright red dress
to use something different?
in our kitchen cabinets at home
nelle nostre cucine
e le erbe per tingere i vestiti?
spices and herbs to dye our clothes?
that would allow for us to stain material,
di tingere i tessuti,
than the clothes that were dyed harshly
dai vestiti che tingiamo
naturale ci permetterà
would allow for us
and environmentally friendlier.
personal appearance
da essere cool.
to showcase their brand
promuovere la propria marca,
on our Instagram feeds
la loro individualità
more personalized, more unique,
più personale e più unico,
and with each wear
and wearing ripped jeans for years.
jeans strappati da anni.
of clothes that exist in our wardrobe
che sono nel nostro armadio
e dello stato della sua cucina,
and the state of her kitchen,
before coming here today.
prima di venire qui.
are going to have on their Instagram feed.
avrà su Instagram.
nel lavello di cucina.
in their kitchen sink at home.
a livello commerciale,
on a commercial scale,
harsh chemical dyes for our clothes
chimiche per tingere i vestiti
is fiercely competitive.
dollari e altamente competitiva.
a product at scale
un prodotto su larga scala
will become more unique over time
unici con il tempo
with customization for years.
con la personalizzazione.
a bespoke suiting platform,
personalizazione su misura,
a bespoke dress-making platform,
per sartoria su misura,
possible from your couch.
la personalizzazione dal divano.
their online shoe customization platforms
della personalizzazione online di scarpe
businesses encounter.
molte aziende di distribuzione.
an environmentally friendly product
seismic industry shift.
what's best for our environment
and there's no one-step solution.
with their death in mind.
tenendo a mente la loro fine.
is the perfect industry
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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