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Mindy Scheier: How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities
Mindy Scheier: 可适应性服装如何带给残疾人力量
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你有没有最爱的一件短袖或一条牛仔裤： 它曾改变了你，让你觉得自信并且更像自己？因为穿衣会影响人的情绪、健康和自尊。这些观点来自时尚设计师 Mindy Scheier。Mindy 的儿子 Oliver 生来患有肌肉萎缩，这使他在自己穿衣服，或穿带纽扣、拉链的衣服都遇到困难。从 Oliver 那儿受到启发，Mindy 开始制作适合所有人、包括残疾人的服装。请通过视频，了解更多关于她如何通过开创世界第一个主流可适应性服装线而创造了时尚界的历史。
Mindy Scheier - Fashion designer
Mindy Scheier is the founder of the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Prior to launching the nonprofit, Mindy spent over 20 years working in fashion as a key member of the design team for the INC collection and stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. Full bio
Mindy Scheier is the founder of the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Prior to launching the nonprofit, Mindy spent over 20 years working in fashion as a key member of the design team for the INC collection and stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. Full bio
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00:12
I love fashion.
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我热爱时尚。
00:14
I actually go to bed every night
thinking about what I'm going to wear
thinking about what I'm going to wear
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事实上，我每晚上床时都会思考
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the next day.
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明天穿什么。
00:20
Clothing transforms me,
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服装改变了我，
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defines me,
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定义了我，
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gives me confidence.
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给了我自信。
00:26
You may not feel
the same way about fashion,
the same way about fashion,
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可能你对时尚持不同看法，
但我打赌你有最喜欢的一件T恤
或一条牛仔裤，它改变了你——
或一条牛仔裤，它改变了你——
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but I bet you have a favorite T-shirt
or a pair of jeans that transforms you --
or a pair of jeans that transforms you --
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makes you feel good,
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让你感觉舒服，
00:37
makes you feel confident,
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使你觉得自信，
00:39
makes you feel like you.
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让你感觉像自己。
00:41
When I was younger,
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当我年轻的时候，
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I wanted to be Betsey Johnson.
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我曾想成为 Betsey Johnson
（美国著名服装设计师）。
（美国著名服装设计师）。
00:45
I thought we were kindred,
crazy-hair spirits together.
crazy-hair spirits together.
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我感觉我们是同类，
都有疯狂发型的灵魂。
都有疯狂发型的灵魂。
00:49
I did go to fashion design,
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我确实曾进入时装设计行业，
00:51
I worked in the industry for years
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工作了很多年，
00:53
and loved it.
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并深爱着它。
00:55
I married,
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后来我结婚了，
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I had three kids.
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有了三个孩子。
00:59
But life can be heartbreakingly ironic.
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但生活竟如此令人心碎的讽刺。
01:05
My middle child, Oliver, was born
with a rare form of muscular dystrophy,
with a rare form of muscular dystrophy,
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我家老二 Oliver 出生的时候
就患有罕见的肌肉萎缩症，
就患有罕见的肌肉萎缩症，
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or MD.
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简称为 MD。
01:12
MD affects his muscle strength,
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MD 影响他的肌肉强度，
01:15
his pulmonary system,
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他的肺部系统，
01:17
distorts his body
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让他的外形扭曲，
01:18
and makes everyday life
more challenging than most.
more challenging than most.
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让他日常的生活
比多数人更有挑战性。
比多数人更有挑战性。
01:22
From the time he could walk,
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自他可以走路时开始，
01:23
which wasn't until about two and a half,
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也就是还不到两岁半的时候，
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he had to wear leg braces for stability.
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他就必须使用腿部支架保持平衡。
01:28
Because he wasn't growing appropriately,
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因为他不能正常地生长，
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he had to wear a feeding tube
that was placed on his face.
that was placed on his face.
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他不得不在脸上带着导食管。
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He endured stares, and so did I.
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他承受着来自旁人的打量，我也是。
01:38
But my husband Greg and I told him
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但我和丈夫 Greg 都告诉他，
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that no matter what,
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不管怎么样，
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he was just like everybody else.
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他都和其他任何人是一样的。
01:46
But everyday tasks for Oliver
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但我们认为理所当然的日常生活，
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that we all take for granted
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对于他来说
01:51
were incredibly challenging.
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都非常有挑战性。
01:54
That simple act of dressing yourself --
the very thing that I adore --
the very thing that I adore --
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给自己穿衣服这么简单的事——
这件我极其喜爱的事——
这件我极其喜爱的事——
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was a nightmare for him.
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对他来说就是噩梦。
02:03
His form of MD does not affect his mind.
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他这种类型的 MD 并不影响大脑。
02:07
His brain is an A-plus,
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他非常聪明，
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which means he's acutely aware
of his shortcomings.
of his shortcomings.
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就是说，他完全能意识到自己的缺陷。
02:12
This became very evident
when he started school,
when he started school,
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这在他开始上学的时候变得非常明显，
02:16
and that daily act of dressing yourself
was a constant reminder
was a constant reminder
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每天给自己穿衣服这件事
都在提醒他，
都在提醒他，
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of what he could and could not do.
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知道自己能做和不能做什么。
02:26
So our solution was for Oliver
to wear sweatpants every day:
to wear sweatpants every day:
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后来，我们的对策
是让他每天穿运动裤：
是让他每天穿运动裤：
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to school,
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去学校，
02:31
to parties,
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去派对，
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on vacations --
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去度假——
02:34
his uniform.
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这就是他的“校服”。
02:36
For special occasions,
he would wear proper pants.
he would wear proper pants.
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在特殊的场合，
他会穿得体的西裤。
他会穿得体的西裤。
02:39
But many times, because he couldn't manage
the button and zipper,
the button and zipper,
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但经常因为他搞不定扣子和拉链，
02:43
I would have to take him
to the men's room,
to the men's room,
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我不得不带他去男盥洗室，
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which was incredibly embarrassing for him
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这对他来说非常难为情，
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and the other men that were in there.
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对其他在场的男性来说也是。
02:51
But them -- I said, "Oh, please.
There's nothing I haven't seen before."
There's nothing I haven't seen before."
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但我说，“哦，拜托！
好像我以前没见过一样。”
好像我以前没见过一样。”
02:54
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
02:56
For years we muddled through.
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我们应付着过了很多年，
02:58
But when Oliver was in third grade,
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但当 Oliver 上三年级的时候，
03:01
I found out he was more like me
than I ever imagined.
than I ever imagined.
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我发现他比我想象中的更像我了。
03:06
Oliver, too, cared about fashion.
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Oliver 也关注时尚。
03:09
He came home from school one day
and said very definitively
and said very definitively
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有一天他从学校回来，
很确定地说，
很确定地说，
03:13
that he was going to wear jeans to school
like everybody else gets to wear.
like everybody else gets to wear.
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他要像别人那样穿牛仔裤去学校。
03:17
Well, I certainly couldn't go
to class with him
to class with him
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当然了，我肯定不可能
和他一起去学校，
和他一起去学校，
03:20
and take him to the boys' room,
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并带他去男盥洗室，
03:21
but there was no way
I was telling my eight-year-old
I was telling my eight-year-old
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但我没办法告诉我 8 岁的孩子，
03:25
that he couldn't wear
what he wanted to wear.
what he wanted to wear.
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他没办法随心所欲地穿他想穿的。
03:28
So that night,
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所以那天晚上，
03:30
I MacGyvered the hell out of his jeans.
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我改造了他的牛仔裤。
03:33
I remembered when I was pregnant
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我想到了当我怀孕的时候，
03:36
and unwilling to stop wearing
my own favorite pants,
my own favorite pants,
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我不想放弃穿我最爱的裤子，
03:39
even though I was busting out of them,
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即使我要把它撑爆了，
03:41
that rubber-band trick.
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当时那个橡皮筋的妙用。
03:43
You moms remember what I'm talking about?
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在座的妈妈们理解我在说什么吗？
03:45
The rubber band through the buttonhole,
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用橡皮筋穿过扣眼
03:47
around the button and back?
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绕着纽扣缠几圈？
03:49
Instant stretch.
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瞬间裤子就撑大了。
03:51
So I removed the zipper
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所以我去掉了拉链，
03:53
so he could pull it
up and down on his own.
up and down on his own.
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让他可以自己穿上去或脱下来。
03:56
I cut up the side seam
of the bottom of his pants
of the bottom of his pants
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我把侧面裤脚的线剪开，
04:00
to accommodate for his leg braces,
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让腿部支架也能塞进去。
04:02
applied Velcro --
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我用了钩毛搭扣——
04:03
hold your ears, everybody:
peel and stick, mind you --
peel and stick, mind you --
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仔细听听，各位，
得扯下来又贴上去，
得扯下来又贴上去，
04:07
so that it would close around it.
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它就能包裹在周围了。
04:10
When I showed Oliver
my arts and crafts project,
my arts and crafts project,
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当我把这项手工艺品
展示给 Oliver 时，
展示给 Oliver 时，
04:14
he absolutely beamed.
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他非常开心。
04:16
He went into school
with his head held so high.
with his head held so high.
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他高昂着头去学校了。
04:20
Those jeans transformed him.
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这些牛仔裤改变了他，
04:23
He was able to get dressed on his own,
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让他能够自己穿衣服，
04:26
he was able to go
to the bathroom on his own;
to the bathroom on his own;
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他能自己去洗手间了，
04:28
those jeans gave him confidence.
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这些裤子给了他自信。
04:31
I didn't realize it at the time,
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那时我还没意识到，
04:33
but this was my first foray
into the world of adaptive clothing.
into the world of adaptive clothing.
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但这却是我进入可适应性
服装领域的初次尝试。
服装领域的初次尝试。
04:38
Adaptive clothing is defined as clothing
designed for people with disabilities,
designed for people with disabilities,
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可适应性服装被定义成为残疾人，
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the elderly
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老年人，
04:45
and anyone who struggles
with dressing themselves.
with dressing themselves.
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以及任何在自己穿衣服方面
有困难的人设计的服装。
有困难的人设计的服装。
04:49
Adaptive clothing did exist,
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可适应性服装确实存在，
04:52
but it was missing that mainstream
fashion component.
fashion component.
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但它缺失了主流时尚的成分。
04:56
It was very medicinal and very functional
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它在医疗方面很实用，
04:59
but not stylish.
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但并不时尚。
05:01
And that's a huge problem,
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这是个很大的问题，
05:03
because what you wear matters.
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因为你穿什么很重要。
05:06
Clothing can affect your mood,
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衣服会影响人们的情绪，
05:09
your health
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健康
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and your self-esteem.
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和自尊。
05:12
Now, being a fashion lover,
I've known this forever,
I've known this forever,
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其实，作为时尚爱好者，
我一直都知道这种感觉，
我一直都知道这种感觉，
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but scientists actually
have a name for it.
have a name for it.
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科学家们实际上对此
有个特定术语，
有个特定术语，
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It's called "Enclothed Cognition,"
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叫“穿衣认知”，
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the co-occurrence of two factors:
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包含两个因素：
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the symbolic meaning of clothing
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衣服象征性的意义
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and the physical experience
of wearing the clothing,
of wearing the clothing,
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和穿着衣服时的身体感受，
05:30
both of which have a direct correlation
to how you feel about yourself.
to how you feel about yourself.
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两个因素都和你
对自己的感觉直接相关。
对自己的感觉直接相关。
05:35
There's actually a professor in the UK
by the name of Karen J. Pine.
by the name of Karen J. Pine.
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实际上，英国有一位教授
叫 Karen J. Pine。
叫 Karen J. Pine。
05:40
She wrote a book called
"Mind What You Wear:
"Mind What You Wear:
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她写了一本书，
名为《注意你的穿着：
名为《注意你的穿着：
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The Psychology of Fashion."
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时尚心理学》。
05:45
She states in her book
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她在书中强调，
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that when you put clothes on,
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当你穿上衣服时，
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you adapt the characteristics
of what you're wearing,
of what you're wearing,
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就通过穿着展示了你的个性，
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whether you realize it or not.
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无论你是否意识到了这个事实。
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That's why you feel like a rock star
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这就是为什么当你穿上
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when you put on
those perfect-fitting jeans.
those perfect-fitting jeans.
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非常合身的牛仔裤就会
觉得自己像摇滚明星。
觉得自己像摇滚明星。
06:03
That's why you feel invincible
when you put on that power suit,
when you put on that power suit,
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这就是为什么当你穿上那套
权力套装时感到战无不胜，
权力套装时感到战无不胜，
06:07
and that's why you feel beautiful
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这就是为什么你穿上小黑裙
06:10
in that little black dress.
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就觉得自己很美。
06:12
But that's exactly why
Oliver felt so isolated
Oliver felt so isolated
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但这也就是为什么
当 Oliver 无法穿上
当 Oliver 无法穿上
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when he couldn't wear
what he wanted to wear.
what he wanted to wear.
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他想穿的衣服时，感到被孤立了。
有一次，他甚至对我说，
06:18
He even said to me one time,
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”妈妈，每天都穿运动裤，
06:19
"Mom, wearing sweatpants every day
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06:22
makes me feel like I'm dressing disabled."
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让我觉得我在穿衣方面很无能。”
06:28
There are one billion people on our planet
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我们的星球上共有 10 亿人
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that experience some type of disability.
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在经历不同种类的残疾。
06:34
One billion.
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10 亿！
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If 10 percent of that billion
experience clothing challenges,
experience clothing challenges,
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如果 10 亿人中的 10%
在经历穿衣困难，
在经历穿衣困难，
06:42
that's an enormous amount of people
that may not be as confident,
that may not be as confident,
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那就是一个巨大的群体，
他们无法得到应有的自信，
他们无法得到应有的自信，
06:46
as successful
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成功，
06:48
or even as happy as they could be.
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甚至幸福感。
06:52
The morning after Oliver left for school
wearing those jeans,
wearing those jeans,
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那天早晨，当 Oliver 穿着
那条牛仔裤去学校，
那条牛仔裤去学校，
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I realized that I could
do something about that.
do something about that.
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我开始意识到，
我可以就此做点什么。
我可以就此做点什么。
07:00
And so I did.
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于是我开始行动了。
07:02
In 2013, I founded an organization
called Runway of Dreams.
called Runway of Dreams.
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在2013年，我成立了一个机构
叫做“梦想跑道”。
叫做“梦想跑道”。
07:08
The mission was to educate
the fashion industry
the fashion industry
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目的是为了告诉时尚产业，
07:12
that modifications could be made
to mainstream clothing
to mainstream clothing
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可以在主流服装上做出些修改，
07:16
for this community
that has never been served.
that has never been served.
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供给这些从未被服务过的群体。
07:20
And it began with an entire
year of research.
year of research.
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为此，我还展开了
为期一整年的研究。
为期一整年的研究。
07:24
I went to schools, I went to facilities,
I went to hospitals.
I went to hospitals.
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我去过学校，社区，医院。
07:28
I literally chased down people
on the street who were in wheelchairs
on the street who were in wheelchairs
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我真的会在街上追上那些使用轮椅，
07:32
or if they had walkers
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或者使用步行器，
07:33
or even if they had a slight limp.
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哪怕是看起来有一点跛脚的人。
07:35
(Laughter)
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（笑）
07:36
I know I must have looked insane,
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我知道我看上去像是疯了，
07:38
but I knew that if I was really
going to make a difference,
going to make a difference,
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但我知道如果我真的想做点什么，
07:41
I had to truly understand
the clothing challenges
the clothing challenges
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我必须尽我所能真切地理解
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of as many different people
as I possibly could.
as I possibly could.
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不同的人在穿衣方面面对的困难。
07:48
I met a young man who was 18
who has cerebral palsy.
who has cerebral palsy.
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我遇到一个 18 岁的小伙子，
他患有脑瘫，
他患有脑瘫，
07:53
He was going to Harvard University.
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即将去哈佛大学读书。
07:56
He said to me, "Can you imagine?
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他对我说，
“你能想象吗？
“你能想象吗？
07:58
I got myself into Harvard,
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我进哈佛了。
08:01
but my dream is to be able
to wear jeans on campus,
to wear jeans on campus,
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但我的梦想是
能在学校穿牛仔裤，
能在学校穿牛仔裤，
08:05
like the other freshmen will wear."
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就像其他新生那样。”
08:07
I met a little girl named Gianna,
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我遇到了一个叫 Gianna 的小女孩，
08:10
who was missing
her left forearm and her hand.
her left forearm and her hand.
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她没有左前臂和左手。
08:14
Her mother told me
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她妈妈告诉我，
08:16
she could not bear to see
her daughter's difference magnified
her daughter's difference magnified
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她无法忍受看到
女儿的与众不同
女儿的与众不同
08:19
by a dangling sleeve,
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被空荡荡的袖口放大。
08:21
so she had every single long-sleeve shirt
professionally tailored.
professionally tailored.
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所以她将每件长袖衫都
进行了非常专业地剪裁，
进行了非常专业地剪裁，
08:25
Can you imagine the time
and money she spent?
and money she spent?
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你能想象她所花费的时间和金钱吗？
08:29
I also had the great privilege
of spending time with Eric LeGrand,
of spending time with Eric LeGrand,
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同时我也非常荣幸，
能与 Eric LeGrand 交谈，
能与 Eric LeGrand 交谈，
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former Rutgers football player
who was paralyzed during a tackle in 2010.
who was paralyzed during a tackle in 2010.
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他是罗格斯大学的前橄榄球员，
2010 年在断球过程中导致瘫痪。
2010 年在断球过程中导致瘫痪。
08:39
I had, at this point,
seen some unfathomable things,
seen some unfathomable things,
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在认识他之前，我已经见过了
很多难以料想的事情，
很多难以料想的事情，
08:43
but this, by far,
was the most heart-stopping.
was the most heart-stopping.
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但看到他时，他的状况最令我担心。
08:47
You see, Eric is a really big guy,
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Eric 块头非常大，
08:49
and it took two aides
and a lifting machine
and a lifting machine
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为了给他穿衣服，
需要用到两个助手
需要用到两个助手
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to get him dressed.
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和一台起重机。
08:55
I sat and watched this process
for over two hours.
for over two hours.
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我坐在那儿，看着这个过程
进行了两个多小时。
进行了两个多小时。
08:59
When I expressed my shock to Eric,
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当我向 Eric 表达我的震惊时，
他看着我说，
09:02
he looked at me and said,
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"Mindy，这是我每天的生活。
09:03
"Mindy, this is every single day.
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09:06
What can I say?
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我能说什么？
09:07
I like to look sharp."
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我也想要快一些。”
09:10
Research done.
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调研结束了。
09:12
I knew that if I was going to make
a change in the industry,
a change in the industry,
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我知道，如果我试图
在行业里做出些改变，
在行业里做出些改变，
09:15
I had to use my background
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就必须要用到我的背景，
09:18
and really figure out
how to make these clothes modified.
how to make these clothes modified.
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并且真正去解决
如何改良这些服装的问题。
如何改良这些服装的问题。
09:23
So I took the information
I gathered over that past year,
I gathered over that past year,
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因此，我整理了
去年收集到的所有信息，
去年收集到的所有信息，
09:27
and I figured out that there were
actually three categories
actually three categories
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之后我发现，
实际总共有三类因素
实际总共有三类因素
09:30
that were affected across the board.
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在影响大家。
09:32
The first were closures.
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第一，是扣扣子的问题。
09:35
Buttons, snaps, zippers, hook-and-eyes
were a challenge for almost everybody.
were a challenge for almost everybody.
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不管是纽扣，按扣，拉链还是钩扣环，
对所有人来说都是个麻烦。
对所有人来说都是个麻烦。
09:40
So I replaced them
with a more manageable technology:
with a more manageable technology:
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所以我用更易掌握的技术
替换了它们：
替换了它们：
09:44
magnets.
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磁铁。
09:45
Magnets made our Harvard freshman
able to wear jeans on campus,
able to wear jeans on campus,
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磁铁让我们这位哈佛新生
能够穿牛仔裤去学校，
能够穿牛仔裤去学校，
09:50
because he could dress himself.
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因为他能自己穿衣服了。
09:52
Second: adjustability.
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第二，是可调整性的问题。
09:55
Pant lengths, sleeve lengths, waistbands
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裤长，袖长，裤腰
09:57
were a challenge for so many
different-shaped bodies.
different-shaped bodies.
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对于这么多不同的身形来说
确实是个问题。
确实是个问题。
10:00
So I added elastic,
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所以我增加了它的灵活性，
10:02
an internal hemming system.
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内置了卷边系统。
10:05
This way, Gianna could wear
a shirt right off the rack
a shirt right off the rack
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这样 Gianna 就可以
直接穿上现成的衣服，
直接穿上现成的衣服，
10:08
and just adjust the one sleeve.
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并只需要调整一只袖子。
10:11
Last: alternate ways to get
the clothing on and off the body,
the clothing on and off the body,
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最后：穿衣和脱衣的替代方法
10:14
outside the traditional way
of over your head.
of over your head.
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并非你脑中所想的传统方式。
10:17
So I designed a way to go in arms first.
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我设计了一种方法，
先把胳膊穿进衣服。
先把胳膊穿进衣服。
10:20
This, for somebody like Eric,
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这一点对于像 Eric 一样的人来说
10:22
could actually take five steps
off his dressing process
off his dressing process
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能减少穿衣步骤中的五步，
10:27
and give him back the gift of time.
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帮他节省更多时间。
10:31
So I went out,
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于是，我上街
10:33
I bought clothing right off the rack,
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买了很多成衣，
10:35
I sat at my kitchen table,
ripped them apart,
ripped them apart,
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坐在厨房的桌子旁
把它们拆开，
把它们拆开，
10:39
did prototype after prototype,
until I felt I had great modifications.
until I felt I had great modifications.
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做了一件又一件样品，
直到得到了令我满意的改良。
直到得到了令我满意的改良。
10:45
And then I was ready for the big leagues:
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之后，我准备好了
迎接更大的挑战：
迎接更大的挑战：
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the fashion industry.
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时尚行业。
10:51
Rather than designing my own collection,
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除了只做自己的设计，
10:53
I knew if I was really
going to make a difference,
going to make a difference,
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我知道，如果我真的想
为大众做出点什么，
为大众做出点什么，
10:56
I had to go mainstream.
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我还必须进入主流。
10:59
I believed that I just needed
to educate the industry
to educate the industry
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我坚信只需要告知这个行业
11:04
of the enormity of this population
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这个群体有多么庞大，
11:06
and the fact that these were consumers
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而这些消费者
11:10
that simply weren't being considered.
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根本没有被考虑到。
11:13
And I am thrilled to say
that the industry heard me.
that the industry heard me.
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让我激动的是，
时尚产业听到了我的声音。
时尚产业听到了我的声音。
11:18
Runway of Dreams collaborated
with the most amazing,
with the most amazing,
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“梦想跑道”和全球许多最棒，
11:23
forward-thinking brand on our planet --
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最有前瞻性的品牌展开了合作——
11:27
(Applause)
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（掌声）
11:36
who took my vision to market
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他们将我的视角带入市场，
11:38
and made fashion history
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通过发布首批
11:41
by launching the first mainstream
adaptive collection.
adaptive collection.
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主流可适应性服装系列
创建了时尚界的新纪元。
创建了时尚界的新纪元。
11:45
And the rest is yet to come.
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之后的也会渐渐到来。
11:49
(Applause)
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（掌声）
11:51
So --
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所以——
11:52
(Applause)
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（掌声）
11:55
Fashion holds the key to a vital lifeline.
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时尚掌握着生命线的钥匙。
11:59
Clothing can be transformative.
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服装改变人，
12:01
Clothing equals confidence.
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服装创造自信。
12:06
So tomorrow,
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所以明天，
12:07
when you are starting your day
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当你开始新的一天，
12:09
and you're thinking about
what you're going to wear,
what you're going to wear,
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你在思考要穿什么的时候，
12:12
I hope you appreciate the process
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我希望你能珍惜这个过程，
12:15
and think about how what you chose
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并想想你的选择
12:18
makes you feel.
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如何影响你的感受。
12:19
Today, Oliver is 13.
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现在 Oliver 13岁了
12:22
He wears his adaptive khakis,
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他穿着改良后的卡其裤，
12:24
his magnetic button-front shirt --
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正面有磁铁扣的衬衫－－
12:27
feels like the coolest kid around.
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感觉自己是最酷的孩子。
12:29
My boy has total swagger.
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我儿子现在时髦又自信，
12:32
(Laughter)
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（笑）
12:35
As I mentioned,
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就像我提到的，
12:39
Oliver's disease is degenerative,
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Oliver 的疾病是会不断恶化的，
12:42
which means his muscles
are going to break down over time.
are going to break down over time.
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这意味着，随着时间的推移，
他的肌肉会越来越萎缩。
他的肌肉会越来越萎缩。
12:47
This, by far, is the most
devastating part for me.
devastating part for me.
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目前为止，这是最让我心碎的事情。
12:52
I have to sit on the sidelines
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我只能坐在一旁，
12:56
and watch my boy deteriorate.
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眼睁睁地看着
他的情况不断恶化。
他的情况不断恶化。
12:59
And there's nothing I can do about it.
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我却无能为。
13:03
So I am looking up from the things
that I cannot control
that I cannot control
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所以，我将注意力从
那些我无法控制的事
那些我无法控制的事
13:09
to the things that I can,
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转移到我可以控制的事上，
13:11
because I have no option.
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因为我没有别的选择。
13:14
And so, I am looking up.
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因此，我要向前看。
13:17
And I'm asking the fashion
industry to look up.
industry to look up.
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同时，我请求时尚行业向前看。
13:21
And now, I'm asking all of you
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现在，我也请求你们
13:24
to look up, too.
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也向前看。
13:27
Thank you.
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谢谢。
13:28
(Applause)
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（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mindy Scheier - Fashion designerMindy Scheier is the founder of the Runway of Dreams Foundation. Prior to launching the nonprofit, Mindy spent over 20 years working in fashion as a key member of the design team for the INC collection and stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Why you should listen
Mindy Scheier's career path took a new direction when her son Oliver, who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy that causes physical disabilities, wanted to wear jeans to school like his friends. She used her background in design to adapt a pair that not only met his needs but increased his confidence. She soon realized that millions of people around the globe were also struggling to access fashionable clothing and went on to conduct extensive research and focus groups with people of all abilities to better understand the challenges faced by the community. She used her experience in fashion to develop modifications -- including magnetic closures, adjustability of waistbands, pant and sleeve lengths and alternative ways to get in and out of the clothing -- to meet a wide variety of needs within the differently-abled community. After pounding the fashion pavement, Runway of Dreams collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger on the first ever-mainstream adaptive clothing line for kids in Spring 2016.
Scheier's work with Runway of Dreams Foundation expands beyond adaptive clothing. Founded on the basis that clothing is a basic human need, the Runway of Dreams Foundation develops, delivers and supports initiatives to broaden the reach of mainstream adaptive clothing and promote the differently-abled community in the fashion industry. Through adaptive clothing donations, employment opportunity initiatives, adaptive design workshops, awareness building campaigns and scholarships programs, the Runway of Dreams Foundation is empowering people with disabilities with opportunity, confidence, independence and style. Envisioning a world where fashion is mainstream and accessible for all, Scheier continues to break down barriers and challenge industry norms.
Mindy Scheier | Speaker | TED.com