ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - Designer
Jessi 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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TEDActive 2011

Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new

Džesi Arington (Jessi Arrington): Nenošenje nove odeće

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Dizajnerka Džesi Arington nije spakovala ništa za TED sem 7 pari gaćica, kupujući ostatak svoje odeće u jeftinim prodavnicama u Los Anđelesu. To je meditacija o svesnoj potrošnji - umotana u dugine boje i kreativnost.
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I'm JessiJessi, and this is my suitcasekofer.
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Ja sam Džesi, a ovo je moj kofer.
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But before I showсхов you what I've got insideу,
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Ali pre nego što vam pokažem
šta imam unutra,
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I'm going to make a very publicјавно confessionпризнање,
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javno ću priznati,
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and that is,
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to da
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I'm outfit-obsessedDa li je opsednut kostim.
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nisam opterećena odećom.
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I love findingпроналажење, wearingноси,
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Volim da tražim, nosim
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and more recentlyнедавно,
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i u poslednje vreme,
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photographingфотографисање and bloggingблоггинг
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da fotografišem i blogujem
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a differentразличит, colorfulразнобојан, crazyлуд outfitkostim
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različite lude kombinacije pune boja
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for everyсваки singleједно occasionpovod.
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za svaku priliku.
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But I don't buyкупити anything newново.
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Ali ne kupujem nove stvari.
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I get all my clothesОдећа secondhandiz druge ruke
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Sva moja odeća je već nošena
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from fleabuva marketsтржишта and thriftekonomičnost storesпродавнице.
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i nalazim je na pijacama
i u jeftinim prodavnicama.
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AwwAu, thank you.
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Ooo, hvala vam.
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SecondhandIz druge ruke shoppingшопинг
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Kupovina u prodavnicama polovne robe
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allowsомогућава me to reduceсмањити the impactутицај
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dozvoljava mi da smanjim uticaj
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my wardrobeгардероба has on the environmentЖивотна средина
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svoje odeće na životnu sredinu
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and on my walletnovčanik.
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i na moj novčanik.
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I get to meetсусрет all kindsврсте of great people;
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Imam priliku da sretnem
različite sjajne ljude;
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my dollarsдолара usuallyобично go to a good causeузрок;
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moj novac obično ide
u dobrotvorne svrhe;
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I look prettyприлично uniqueјединствен;
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izgledam jedinstveno;
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and it makesчини shoppingшопинг like my ownвластити personalлични treasureblago huntлов.
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i moja kupovina je poput
lične potrage za blagom.
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I mean, what am I going to find todayданас?
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Mislim, šta ću danas pronaći?
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Is it going to be my sizeвеличине?
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Hoće li biti moje veličine?
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Will I like the colorбоја?
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Hoće mi se boja dopasti?
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Will it be underиспод $20?
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Hoće biti ispod 1400 din?
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If all the answersодговори are yes,
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Ako su svi odgovori da,
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I feel as thoughипак I've wonпобедио.
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osećam se kao da sam pobedila.
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I want to get back to my suitcasekofer
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Hajde da se vratimo na moj kofer
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and tell you what I packedупакован
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i da vam kažem šta sam spakovala
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for this excitingузбудљиво weekНедеља here at TEDTED.
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za ovu uzbudljivu nedelju
ovde na TEDu.
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I mean, what does somebodyнеко with all these outfitskostimi bringдовести with her?
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Mislim, šta neko sa svom tom odećom
nosi sa sobom na put?
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So I'm going to showсхов you exactlyбаш тако what I broughtдоведен.
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Pokazaću vam šta sam tačno ponela.
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I broughtдоведен sevenседам pairsпарови of underpantsgaće
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Ponela sam sedam pari donjeg veša
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and that's it.
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i to je to.
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ExactlyTačno one week'snedeljna worthвреди of undiesdonje rublje
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Donji veš za tačno nedelju dana
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is all I put in my suitcasekofer.
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je sve što stavljam u svoj kofer.
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I was bettingklađenje that I'd be ableу могуцности to find
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Znala sam da ću sigurno moći da nađem
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everything elseдруго I could possibleмогуће want to wearносити
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sve ostalo što bih poželela da nosim
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onceједном I got here to PalmPalm SpringsOpruge.
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kada stignem ovde u Palm Springs.
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And sinceОд you don't know me
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I pošto me ne znate
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as the womanжена walkingХодање around TEDTED in her underweardonje rublje --
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kao ženu koja šeta
po TED konferenciji u svom vešu -
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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that meansзначи I foundнашао a fewнеколико things.
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to znači da sam našla nekoliko stvari.
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And I'd really love to showсхов you my week'snedeljna worthвреди of outfitskostimi right now.
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I stvarno bih sada volela da vam pokažem
količinu odeće za jednu nedelju.
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Does that soundзвук good?
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To zvuči dobro?
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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So as I do this,
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I dok to radim,
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I'm alsoтакође going to tell you a fewнеколико of the life lessonsлекције
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takođe ću vam reći nekoliko životnih lekcija
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that, believe it or not, I have pickedизабран up
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koje sam, verovali ili ne, pokupila
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in these adventuresavanture wearingноси nothing newново.
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u ovim avanturama ne noseći ništa novo.
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So let's startпочетак with SundayU nedelju.
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Hajde da počnemo sa nedeljom.
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I call this "ShinySjajni TigerTigar."
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Ovo zovem sjajni tigar.
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You do not have to spendпотрошити a lot of moneyновац to look great.
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Ne morate da potrošite puno novca
da biste izgledali dobro.
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You can almostскоро always look phenomenalфеноменално for underиспод $50.
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Skoro uvek možete izgledati sjajno
za manje od 3500 din.
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This wholeцела outfitkostim, includingукључујући the jacketјакна,
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Čitavu ovu kombinaciju, uključujući jaknu,
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costтрошак me $55,
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platila sam 4000 din,
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and it was the mostнајвише expensiveскупо thing
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i to je bila najskuplja stvar
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that I woreносио the entireцео weekНедеља.
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koju sam nosila čitave nedelje.
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MondayU ponedeljak: ColorBoja is powerfulмоћан.
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Ponedeljak: boja je moćna.
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It is almostскоро physiologicallyfiziološki impossibleнемогуће
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Skoro je psihološki nemoguće
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to be in a badлоше moodрасположење when you're wearingноси brightсветао redцрвена pantspantalone.
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da budete u lošem raspoloženju
kada nosite svetlo crvene pantalone.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
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If you are happyсрећан,
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Ako ste srećni,
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you are going to attractпривући other happyсрећан people to you.
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privući ćete druge srećne ljude.
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TuesdayU utorak:
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Utorak:
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FittingUklapanje in is way overratedprecenjen.
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uklapanje je precenjeno.
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I've spentпотрошено a wholeцела lot of my life
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Provela sam ceo život
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tryingпокушавајући to be myselfЈа сам
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pokušavajući da budem svoja,
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and at the sameисти time fitфит in.
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a da se u isto vreme uklopim.
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Just be who you are.
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Samo budite ono što jeste.
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If you are surroundingкоји окружује yourselfсами with the right people,
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Ako se okružite pravim osobama,
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they will not only get it,
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ne samo da će razumeti,
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they will appreciateценити it.
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već će to i ceniti.
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WednesdayU sredu:
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Sreda:
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EmbraceZagrljaj your innerунутрашњи childдете.
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prihvatite dete u sebi.
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SometimesPonekad people tell me
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Ljudi mi povremeno kažu
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that I look like I'm playingиграње dress-uphaljina-up-u,
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da izgledam kao da se igram sa odećom,
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or that I remindПодсетите them of theirњихова seven-year-oldsedam godina.
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ili da ih podsećam na njihovo dete
od sedam godina.
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I like to smileосмех
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Volim da se nasmejem
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and say, "Thank you."
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i kažem: "Hvala."
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ThursdayU četvrtak:
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Četvrtak:
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ConfidenceSamopouzdanje is keyкључ.
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povrenje je ključ.
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If you think you look good in something,
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Ako mislite da izgledate dobro u nečemu,
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you almostскоро certainlyсигурно do.
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skoro sigurno i izgledate.
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And if you don't think you look good in something,
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A ako mislite da ne izgledate dobro u nečemu,
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you're alsoтакође probablyвероватно right.
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verovatno ste u pravu.
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I grewрастао up with a momмама who taughtнаучио me this day-indan-u and day-outdan-izlaz.
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Odrasla sam sa mamom
koja me je tome svakodnevno učila.
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But it wasn'tније untilсве док I turnedокренуо се 30
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Ali dok nisam napunila 30 godina
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that I really got what this meantмислио.
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nisam razumela šta to znači.
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And I'm going to breakпауза it down for you for just a secondдруго.
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I objasniću vam to vrlo kratko.
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If you believe you're a beautifulЛепа personособа
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Ako verujete da ste lepa osoba
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insideу and out,
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iznutra i spolja,
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there is no look that you can't pullповући off.
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ne postoji izgled koji ne možete poneti.
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So there is no excuseизговор for any of us here in this audienceпублика.
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Dakle, nema izgovora
za bilo koga od nas ovde u publici.
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We should be ableу могуцности to rockроцк anything we want to rockроцк.
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Trebalo bi da smo u stanju
da ponesemo sve što želimo.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Aplauz)
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FridayU petak: A universalуниверзалан truthистина -- fiveпет wordsречи for you:
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Petak: univerzalna istina - pet reči za vas:
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GoldZlato sequinsšljokice go with everything.
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zlatni štras ide uz sve.
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And finallyконачно, SaturdayU subotu:
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I konačno, subota:
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DevelopingRazvija your ownвластити uniqueјединствен personalлични styleстил
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razvijanje vašeg jedinstvenog ličnog stila
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is a really great way to tell the worldсвет something about you
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je stvarno odličan način
da kažete svetu nešto o sebi,
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withoutбез havingимати to say a wordреч.
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bez ijedne reči.
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It's been provenдоказан to me time and time again
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To mi je dokazano više puta ove nedelje
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as people have walkedходао up to me this weekНедеља
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dok su mi ljudi prilazili,
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simplyједноставно because of what I'm wearingноси,
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samo zbog odeće koju nosim.
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and we'veми смо had great conversationsразговоре.
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I imali smo sjajne razgovore.
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So obviouslyочигледно this is not all going to fitфит
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Očigledno, ovo neće stati
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back in my tinyситни suitcasekofer.
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u moj mali kofer.
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So before I go home to BrooklynBrooklyn,
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Pa pre nego što se vratim kući u Bruklin,
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I'm going to donatedonirati everything back.
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svu odeću ću donirati.
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Because the lessonлекцију I'm tryingпокушавајући to learnучи myselfЈа сам this weekНедеља
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Jer lekcija koju pokušavam da naučim ove nedelje je,
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is that it's okay to let go.
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da je u redu pustiti stvari.
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I don't need to get emotionallyемоционално attachedу прилогу to these things
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Nema potrebe emocionalnio se vezivati za ove stvari,
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because around the cornerугао,
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jer odmah iza ćoška,
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there is always going to be
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uvek će postojati
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anotherдруги crazyлуд, colorfulразнобојан,
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još jedna luda, šarena,
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shinysjajni outfitkostim
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sjajna kombinacija
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just waitingчекајући for me,
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koja me čeka,
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if I put a little love in my heartсрце and look.
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ako pustim malo ljubavi u svoje srce i izgled.
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Thank you very much.
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Mnogo vam hvala.
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(Aplauz)
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(ApplauseAplauz)
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(Aplauz)
Translated by Sandra Gojic
Reviewed by Ana Zivanovic-Nenadovic

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessi Arrington - Designer
Jessi 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.

More profile about the speaker
Jessi Arrington | Speaker | TED.com

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