How Clothes Impact Your Life: Re-examining Fashion | Jennifer Millspaugh | TEDxTexasStateUniversity

We all wear clothes, but does what we wear matter? In this sentimentally provocative and entertaining talk, Dr. Jennifer Millspaugh weaves together how fashion shapes our economy, environment and individual identities. As a researcher and entrepreneur in fashion, Millspaugh directly experiences our collective cultural relationship with the fashion industry. In this talk she shares personal stories, behind-the-scenes insight, and inspiration for the future of fashion. Jennifer Millspaugh is the co-founder and CEO of Aesthetic Ventures, a venture production studio for the fashion industry, which accelerates and builds innovative companies in fashion. In this role she applies her academic research to design innovative brands and business models for a new era of fashion. Jennifer completed her Ph.D. in fashion entrepreneurship at the University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion, where she explored the brand development and internationalization strategies of emerging fashion companies based in London and New York.
She is also the founder of the Austin Fashion Initiative, a social impact organization launched to enhance Austin's fashion ecosystem. She serves on the Independent Fashion Advisory Board (IFAB), an international collective of professionals advancing business transformation for fashion, retail and creative technology. Millspaugh is also a visiting scholar at Texas State University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @luciamokte1090
    @luciamokte10902 жыл бұрын

    "Fashion singnifies where we are from, our culture, our norms, our belonging to common ideals, while at the same time showcasing our individuallity, our diversity and our aspiraations; fashion is one component of our freedom, of individual identity, our capacity for creativity, and our path to self actualization." This is beautiful.

  • @wwirelesswwizard
    @wwirelesswwizard3 жыл бұрын

    Nearly half of these comments are criticizing her outfit, but I like it. I think it’s creative, because of the silhouette & the way it plays with color.

  • @Cj-un2uz

    @Cj-un2uz

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm even asking myself if those are new clothes or not. It looks so well-put.

  • @JeuneF

    @JeuneF

    2 жыл бұрын

    What disturbs me isn’t the clothes but the way she’s standing

  • @Xenathewarrior83

    @Xenathewarrior83

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's wearing basically the TRIAD combination of colors (blue, yellow, green) + the color of the carpet (red) = the Tetrad 😊 Well-calculated beforehand, indeed😏🍷

  • @Hannah-jk3dk

    @Hannah-jk3dk

    2 жыл бұрын

    Her comments actually speak heaps about her. Love the things you buy and buy the things you love

  • @annitaharris6481

    @annitaharris6481

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Cj-un2uz qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

  • @marshallwayne9270
    @marshallwayne92705 жыл бұрын

    I'm probably a person that most people would think wouldn't care about fashion, but I enjoy it and I try hard to dress well, it helps with depression. I believe sashion is important.

  • @emepic7830

    @emepic7830

    4 жыл бұрын

    k

  • @marshallwayne9270

    @marshallwayne9270

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@emepic7830 k

  • @ramazanovaskin914

    @ramazanovaskin914

    3 жыл бұрын

    K

  • @lunasea4309

    @lunasea4309

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree!!

  • @alexandraalmanzar570

    @alexandraalmanzar570

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree it helps with depression.

  • @Chilcutte
    @Chilcutte4 жыл бұрын

    Here is my issue with people. They do not know how to Buy things rhat last To protect or repair and almost no one realizes that clothing is recyclable.

  • @Audrey-hd4xz

    @Audrey-hd4xz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it’s so frustrating

  • @prairieN

    @prairieN

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and good quality costs more and even though it saves money in the long run, not everyone can afford to buy high quality and take the time to build the skills to fix things.

  • @Kakohoguya5768

    @Kakohoguya5768

    11 ай бұрын

    Or the clothes that fit them is not available in their price range, weight fluctuations also force people to buy new clothes especially when we can’t control it like with health or post partum issues or many many else. And one of the things that are just swiped under the rug is that the actual recycling process can be as damaging to the environment like creating clothes from scratch. Garments made from recycled plastic for example are proven to release a lot of micro plastics during the washing process, or just during the actual use, like eco fur for example. What I’m trying to say that our solutions to the sustainability problems might easily become as obsolete as the industry that causes said problems. We need as much diversity and localisation as possible, otherwise it’s honestly the same issue but repackaged

  • @sarahg3500
    @sarahg35003 жыл бұрын

    For the first date with my husband I pulled out everything from my closet. Nothing was enough. In the end I was wearing my favourite jeans and my favourite top and I had decided, if that's not enough, then he doesn't fit in my life!!!

  • @jacquiejy

    @jacquiejy

    2 жыл бұрын

    You found what best represented who you were and what made you most comfortable so that was the best choice for your date! Your confidence probably showed and that's always the most attractive quality. Some people feel their best in fancy over the top frilly dresses and so that's what they should choose. Fashion and style are personal choices :)

  • @sarahg3500

    @sarahg3500

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jacquiejy We will hit two decades soon, so it was a good choice to show him what I liked from the very beginning!!! : - )

  • @jacquiejy

    @jacquiejy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sarahg3500 Absolutely! And Congratulations :) I hit 35 years in a few months so I know what 2 decades looks like. It's a lot of work with a huge payoff lol

  • @sarahg3500

    @sarahg3500

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jacquiejy Wow, Congratulations!!! I hope we will get there, too!!

  • @dekami1418
    @dekami14183 жыл бұрын

    I agree, but I believe that innovation in fashion, the real innovation is not to produce more clothes. I love fashion and even supporting a 'sustainable brand' is still not enough. The world doesn't need more clothes, we have crossed that line a long time ago.

  • @SD-ip2wb

    @SD-ip2wb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes agree!!!!

  • @irynanazaruk731

    @irynanazaruk731

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is why I buy clothes in second hand very often and if my family doesn't need some clothes any more I share with other people,who really need it .

  • @simplycha3288
    @simplycha32883 жыл бұрын

    People needs sustainable fashion not a fast fashion.

  • @billyjean2666

    @billyjean2666

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you tripping right now? Why not renewable fashion, eco friendly fashion, organic fashion, unfashionable fashion, fashion currency... wtf mate, tripping hard haha

  • @duyluu3354
    @duyluu33542 ай бұрын

    I now see why she says the fashion industry is obsolete. I have to agree with a lot of her points. Her outfit is interesting.

  • @mihaelam.5870
    @mihaelam.58703 жыл бұрын

    We use fashion not only the consumption of it ,but also the creation of it to express who we are and the way we want to live. Fashion is not a static element, who we are is not a static element , these things change and evolve over time . Somethings will remain constant but other will move. In this way you can pin point the changes in your own life by the changes thro your closet. Things that have stuck with me over the years, things that I have let go ,and new things that brings me joy when I discovered them. The democratisation by fashion means that we now have the power to Express who we are and the way we want to live. The importance and diversity of expressing ourselves thro our clothes and what we wear will and only increase, because fashion is taking a new phase with our cultures, ideals while the same time showcasing our individuality, our diversity and our aspirations . Fashion is one component of our freedom ,of individual identity, our capacity, creativity, and our past.

  • @billyjean2666

    @billyjean2666

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh... my... god... did it make you feel alive to have kinda screamed out a deep cry of justice through what you wrote? Dont get me wrong it really doesnt mean anything, like at all, however some sort of grit has transpired through your keyboard, wonder if you celebrated after that!

  • @carterwbak
    @carterwbak Жыл бұрын

    LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD THE CASE FOR PLAYING DRESS UP THIS IS MY LIFE AND I FEEL CONFIDENT

  • @crystal2911

    @crystal2911

    2 ай бұрын

    High 5!

  • @edigababu1919
    @edigababu19192 жыл бұрын

    A real impressive message to the society about fashion✌

  • @dinapatenaude8688
    @dinapatenaude86882 жыл бұрын

    I live her passion and her transparency! It really helps me to understand her perspective and to see new value in what she does.

  • @Hannah-jk3dk
    @Hannah-jk3dk2 жыл бұрын

    Just love your talk. Its so wonderfully put 2gether

  • @debbiekaren7058
    @debbiekaren70582 жыл бұрын

    We all adorn our bodies with something. Wow.

  • @billyjean2666

    @billyjean2666

    Жыл бұрын

    mainly our ignorance despite the mirror? :)

  • @jamasp1951
    @jamasp19513 жыл бұрын

    SO true and well put... loved this...

  • @joeparga7896
    @joeparga78962 жыл бұрын

    Loved her speech

  • @ninakoinz8477
    @ninakoinz84772 жыл бұрын

    I shop thrift shops. That said, I wear men's cargo pants because they are sturdier, more comfortable, more utilitarian, And cheaper than women's pants. The rest is just determined by: Weather, Work, And how sturdy it is. I won't go broke buying clothes.

  • @PegasStar
    @PegasStar2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why it moved me so much but it literally made me cry... :D

  • @billyjean2666

    @billyjean2666

    Жыл бұрын

    You should watch the Exorcist, never out of fashion and it does move literally, figuratively and physically speaking!

  • @cindyhalpern3187
    @cindyhalpern3187 Жыл бұрын

    She makes points beyond what she wears. I listen to her openly, she has alot to say. We all wear clothes. Why not like what you wear?

  • @paulaslatersthecreativeint1810
    @paulaslatersthecreativeint18103 жыл бұрын

    Great talk loved it💝

  • @mukeshkumarsalwani.
    @mukeshkumarsalwani.2 жыл бұрын

    Fashion change the world, absolute right

  • @linacarol7344
    @linacarol73442 жыл бұрын

    I love her outfit!

  • @raqueljardim5966
    @raqueljardim59663 жыл бұрын

    I don't get what she's pitching. She said she does not understand the concept of sustainability, and that vintage won't solve our problems, so.... why is she creating a company? To make more clothes? To innovate, but why? and how?

  • @Akilahfoye

    @Akilahfoye

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same thing I was thinking. I was waiting for her to make a specific point with clear examples/anecdotes. Why do we need innovation? What does she think innovation is? Fashion can also be used to separate and marginalize people, what are her thoughts about that? Does she want better pay for the actual tailors vs someone who drew a design? Fashion is not only the clothes you wear but hand, foot, headwear and accessories. I have more questions after watching this. I was disappointed especially knowing she has a PhD.

  • @raqueljardim5966

    @raqueljardim5966

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Akilahfoye yes, exactly! disappointing, really

  • @jenifermartins2946

    @jenifermartins2946

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's why I disliked this video. I do not believe for a second she cares about sustainability. I think she only gave this talk to promote her company. P.S.: I don't care about sustainability either, but I didn't click on this video to hear about this topic (the title is quite misleading).

  • @Finalleigh
    @Finalleigh3 жыл бұрын

    She looks so good. I love her fashion sense

  • @anastasijapilnikova5732
    @anastasijapilnikova5732 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You 💓💞🥰🙏

  • @lady_sh3288
    @lady_sh32888 ай бұрын

    Fashion showcases our individuality ❤

  • @mariyathoppil8541
    @mariyathoppil85414 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @Larry21924
    @Larry219246 ай бұрын

    This is a masterful piece. I read a book with akin material that opened my eyes wide. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

  • @ErdooGloria-Degarr
    @ErdooGloria-Degarr Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful words

  • @bdas7779
    @bdas77792 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic ❤️❤️❤️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @dreamuntilyourdreamcomestrue
    @dreamuntilyourdreamcomestrue Жыл бұрын

    I wish people would understand my love for fashion as well. No one takes it seriously in my family :(

  • @ozgekorkmaz8347
    @ozgekorkmaz83475 ай бұрын

    Wow what an excitement. I can easily hear her deep breathing 😮‍💨

  • @valentinagiusti8684
    @valentinagiusti86845 жыл бұрын

    Good luck !

  • @emepic7830

    @emepic7830

    4 жыл бұрын

    k

  • @Sarinaej
    @Sarinaej4 ай бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @meisekohl8765
    @meisekohl8765 Жыл бұрын

    💚

  • @courtmetrage
    @courtmetrage2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful outfit

  • @Chilcutte
    @Chilcutte4 жыл бұрын

    So basically you're trying to ponder the same issues that Gandhi spoke very clearly on. He promoted people learning how to do their own Manufacturing the idea was to find self employment But more then that to find their pride in their own work and to learn the value of others such as those who make fine clothing.

  • @billyjean2666

    @billyjean2666

    Жыл бұрын

    woooow, yeah, omg your brain needs serious reformating, what a mess in your files :)

  • @fredcruegger9734
    @fredcruegger9734 Жыл бұрын

    Fight Club promotes "the ability to let that which does not matter truly slide". How do I develop that ability?

  • @phongphong4640
    @phongphong46402 жыл бұрын

    She has great figure. She can wear whatever she feels like to. It's very convenient to be fit so that you can wear new styles to please yourself and people around you.

  • @k1k0000

    @k1k0000

    Жыл бұрын

    tru

  • @farmforever5136

    @farmforever5136

    11 ай бұрын

    I disagree

  • @dinacharlayne1912

    @dinacharlayne1912

    7 ай бұрын

    She seems pear shaped so her outfit seems to balance that out.

  • @gregdahlen4375
    @gregdahlen43754 жыл бұрын

    This is good but I think she should have made it clear that many people already take fashion seriously, probably more women than men.

  • @vinodini3909

    @vinodini3909

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well it matters on the person........mostly.

  • @prairieN

    @prairieN

    2 жыл бұрын

    People take it seriously with their time and money, while at the same time downplaying and mocking it

  • @annakozoriz
    @annakozoriz2 жыл бұрын

    I do not get the outfit…. Maybe someone can explain it? Maybe I am very old fashioned and conservative

  • @lisah5836

    @lisah5836

    2 жыл бұрын

    She has chosen colours that don't compete with each other and suits her features (complexion, hair, eye colour) and personality - think of it as a painting if that helps. The lengths/drapes also highlight her silhouette.

  • @mareysaad6597
    @mareysaad6597Ай бұрын

    However, new fashion has also some disadvantages like original cultal appropriation and erosion, financial strains, and environmental issues

  • @modaecriacao
    @modaecriacao3 жыл бұрын

    I like her and her speech, but why is she dressed as the Brazilian flag?

  • @raqueljardim5966

    @raqueljardim5966

    3 жыл бұрын

    KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK VEI

  • @nonlivingworld

    @nonlivingworld

    3 жыл бұрын

    She tried to be fashionable hehe but great talk

  • @mada5326

    @mada5326

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sim mano, só cliquei pra ver se mais alguém tinha notado

  • @jeffreywest9682
    @jeffreywest96823 жыл бұрын

    I'm a nudist. But I'm openly goth.

  • @davidmaier3006

    @davidmaier3006

    2 жыл бұрын

    What a hero

  • @ninonperretgentil235

    @ninonperretgentil235

    2 жыл бұрын

    hilarious !

  • @eyeyosef
    @eyeyosef2 жыл бұрын

    In my opinion, fashion needs more complexity.

  • @elleh3495
    @elleh3495 Жыл бұрын

    Nope. She didn't really think this out. She contradicts herself many times throughout this presentation.

  • @malekebadi9805
    @malekebadi98052 жыл бұрын

    A cycle of obsessive entrepreneurs who ceaselessly produce, promote, and sell trends at the expense of nature, wildlife, human labor, and human dignity and by the beginning of the next "season", they stand in a safe corner and "intellectually" critisize their very own industry. This is the tragedy of the second most polluting industry in this world. Period.

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock89692 жыл бұрын

    Fashon music lyric Master David Bowie FASHION

  • @CoolGirl007
    @CoolGirl0072 жыл бұрын

    Fashion Industry is making big money that probably your brother didn't noticed 😅

  • @Masaichi-ux5lf
    @Masaichi-ux5lf8 ай бұрын

    The narrators voice reminds of the alien twins, Kang or Kodo from the Simpsons. It strikes me as funny and a bit disturbing.

  • @Dimethylaminoethable
    @Dimethylaminoethable4 жыл бұрын

    I really like her passionate talk and admire her dedication but that outfit.. It's like she spent too much time and kept over-thinking her outfit with a mediocre closet to work with.

  • @adagalant5413

    @adagalant5413

    2 жыл бұрын

    So its bad to spent so much time on picking the outfit? Why trying too hard is bad? If she wants to play wit( her clothes and have fun its her decision

  • @Dimethylaminoethable

    @Dimethylaminoethable

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@adagalant5413 whoa I wrote this comment like a year ago and forgotten about it. To answer your question; it's not about how much time she literally spent on it since we can never know. It's that the outfit lacks cohesion and convey to others that her decisions and her choices were over-thought.

  • @marianino307
    @marianino307 Жыл бұрын

    For a profesional to talk about “fashion” what you wear is awful! It looks like a curtain!

  • @iam9061
    @iam90613 жыл бұрын

    Simplicity is key.something she's never heard of

  • @kiku176

    @kiku176

    2 жыл бұрын

    its not the key for everyone, we aren’t all the same

  • @Kakohoguya5768

    @Kakohoguya5768

    11 ай бұрын

    Key for dressing boring, maybe, if that’s your cuppa tea Key for everyone to feel good in their skin? Nope Key for being appropriate in each and every occasion? Nope Key to build a work uniform that will improve workers performance while aiding them in work? Also nope And as someone from eastern block and being brought up in completely “simple”, grey uniformed cities lemme tell you all those grages and clean lines age poorly, look drab overtime and act debilitating to your mental health.

  • @footsoljier6468
    @footsoljier64682 жыл бұрын

    I just wear cheap stuff I think looks cool to me

  • @hwanglee3330

    @hwanglee3330

    2 жыл бұрын

    It disgraces humanity and environment and yourself as an individual.

  • @carolgeorge6409

    @carolgeorge6409

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like she does too

  • @pinkwelliesful
    @pinkwelliesful2 жыл бұрын

    Omg that outfit..is thisnfashion..is generally a PhD in fashion?????that outfit is horrendous.....

  • @tabithagunsch1600
    @tabithagunsch16002 жыл бұрын

    mắc cười quá haha

  • @ilmukdedaar
    @ilmukdedaar4 ай бұрын

    Teleprompter ruins the confidence of speech to some extent

  • @user-oy9dg6ko7j

    @user-oy9dg6ko7j

    16 күн бұрын

    ❤ㅔㅔ😊

  • @SuperQTPi
    @SuperQTPi2 жыл бұрын

    Oh God you can get a PhD in fashion???? And yes Jennifer Millspaugh's outfit is not practical at all for an active person or any person in an office environment (your office chair would roll over that random piece of fabric hanging down there and snag on everything). Fashion is a horrible polluter, an incredible waste, and we don't need a small group of people in the world telling other people what to wear. Talk to me about fashion when you make attractive, comfortable and practical garments out of recycled/discarded clothing that may even have been rags, that people love and want to wear, and is in the reason of everyone's wallet. Then I will be impressed.

  • @billyjean2666
    @billyjean2666 Жыл бұрын

    How embarrassing this topic is... did ted talk actually become bullies or a way to expose cringing bullshitters. Technically fashioin is what you bloody make of it, main train of thought is to make sure to have some sense of decency in your appearances... if people start to laugh at you on the street well then you have only yourself to blame!

  • @user-yx1uf5gf7b
    @user-yx1uf5gf7b3 жыл бұрын

    Cant take her seriously with that outfit LOL

  • @chastain2825

    @chastain2825

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live what she’s wearing . Her top is beautiful

  • @SD-ip2wb

    @SD-ip2wb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love her clothes

  • @elyse443
    @elyse4434 жыл бұрын

    I respect her talk and her passion but her outfit just makes it hard to really focus and take her seriously.

  • @vaderladyl

    @vaderladyl

    4 жыл бұрын

    It surely is an attention grabber. Might done it on purpose.

  • @modaecriacao

    @modaecriacao

    3 жыл бұрын

    She looks like the Brazilian flag, it is weird.

  • @mstracymiles

    @mstracymiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love her outfit and the colors are great, especially with her hair

  • @SD-ip2wb

    @SD-ip2wb

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love her outfit

  • @jaredmdobson
    @jaredmdobson Жыл бұрын

    I feel like she could have just talked with her little brother directly instead of seeking validation in a Ted talk 🤣😂

  • @unigenius
    @unigenius4 жыл бұрын

    Why is it all of these Ted Talkers are so dry with these speeches? Don't add jokes to your speech if you're not going to deliver it like you want to tell it. She got much better when she stopped trying to be funny and just let her passion speak.

  • @emepic7830

    @emepic7830

    4 жыл бұрын

    k

  • @daniela_k
    @daniela_k3 жыл бұрын

    What is she wearing!? It must be very dark in her closet or she has "designed" herself this strange creation.

  • @SD-ip2wb

    @SD-ip2wb

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love it

  • @runthomas
    @runthomas Жыл бұрын

    that mustard thing she is wearing looks horrendous.

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