are you satisfied how old are you what school do you go to what job do you have
school do you go to what job do you have
school do you go to what job do you have your job will you have how much do you
your job will you have how much do you
your job will you have how much do you weigh are you tall enough Sunni enough
weigh are you tall enough Sunni enough
weigh are you tall enough Sunni enough smart enough do you have enough are you
smart enough do you have enough are you
smart enough do you have enough are you fashionable what friends do you buy what
fashionable what friends do you buy what
fashionable what friends do you buy what stores you shop at we’ll try to follow
stores you shop at we’ll try to follow
stores you shop at we’ll try to follow boots our icons g-dragon but what is
boots our icons g-dragon but what is
boots our icons g-dragon but what is fashion and doesn’t even matter fashion
fashion and doesn’t even matter fashion
fashion and doesn’t even matter fashion is important and it’s prevalent in our
is important and it’s prevalent in our
is important and it’s prevalent in our society whether you care or not
society whether you care or not
society whether you care or not it helps dictate our culture and that
it helps dictate our culture and that
it helps dictate our culture and that probably represent ourselves it is the
probably represent ourselves it is the
probably represent ourselves it is the way that we can stock their personal
way that we can stock their personal
way that we can stock their personal identity and it is a way that we can
identity and it is a way that we can
identity and it is a way that we can express people and in general and groups
express people and in general and groups
express people and in general and groups and alone fashion and its industry is
and alone fashion and its industry is
and alone fashion and its industry is often seen as this entity that is
often seen as this entity that is
often seen as this entity that is unattainable and athletes are only thin
unattainable and athletes are only thin
unattainable and athletes are only thin are in the faction isn’t just stuff in
are in the faction isn’t just stuff in
are in the faction isn’t just stuff in fact fashion in its purest form is a
fact fashion in its purest form is a
fact fashion in its purest form is a space where people can collaborate and
space where people can collaborate and
space where people can collaborate and share there’s no reality in owning a
share there’s no reality in owning a
share there’s no reality in owning a look
look
look you can only own a logo and even that is
you can only own a logo and even that is
you can only own a logo and even that is temporary so in the fashion industry we
temporary so in the fashion industry we
temporary so in the fashion industry we have we have seen and we know about how
have we have seen and we know about how
have we have seen and we know about how it kind of fosters an environment that
it kind of fosters an environment that
it kind of fosters an environment that feeds into kind of an unhealthy mental
feeds into kind of an unhealthy mental
feeds into kind of an unhealthy mental space right you have anorexic models
space right you have anorexic models
space right you have anorexic models extreme extremely under time concerns
extreme extremely under time concerns
extreme extremely under time concerns that are just don’t make any sense right
that are just don’t make any sense right
that are just don’t make any sense right we have all of these expectations and
we have all of these expectations and
we have all of these expectations and perfectionist leaks
perfectionist leaks
perfectionist leaks to the air when reality is is in our
to the air when reality is is in our
to the air when reality is is in our face all right but I’ve ever went tour
face all right but I’ve ever went tour
face all right but I’ve ever went tour and the fashion that the chief editor of
and the fashion that the chief editor of
and the fashion that the chief editor of Vogue at the USA has putted fashion is a
Vogue at the USA has putted fashion is a
Vogue at the USA has putted fashion is a reflection of our times and the way that
reflection of our times and the way that
reflection of our times and the way that we use Sachin in our day-to-day now is
we use Sachin in our day-to-day now is
we use Sachin in our day-to-day now is through looking at trends and with these
through looking at trends and with these
through looking at trends and with these trends and kind of get an idea who were
trends and kind of get an idea who were
trends and kind of get an idea who were supposed to be powers of civilian where
supposed to be powers of civilian where
supposed to be powers of civilian where were supposed to be and this kind of
were supposed to be and this kind of
were supposed to be and this kind of translates into our personal identity of
translates into our personal identity of
translates into our personal identity of who we are and what we are and why we
who we are and what we are and why we
who we are and what we are and why we are but that is not what fashion is
are but that is not what fashion is
are but that is not what fashion is really supposed to be we’re so Steve’s
really supposed to be we’re so Steve’s
really supposed to be we’re so Steve’s faction in the sense that can liberate
faction in the sense that can liberate
faction in the sense that can liberate ourselves and set us apart from these
ourselves and set us apart from these
ourselves and set us apart from these big spaces and yet we use these trends
big spaces and yet we use these trends
big spaces and yet we use these trends as a code a social code that how we need
as a code a social code that how we need
as a code a social code that how we need to act in our society so I want to take
to act in our society so I want to take
to act in our society so I want to take a step back from this crazy entity of
a step back from this crazy entity of
a step back from this crazy entity of the fashion industry in this world that
the fashion industry in this world that
the fashion industry in this world that kind of none of us are probably a part
kind of none of us are probably a part
kind of none of us are probably a part of I am me included and I’m gonna ask
of I am me included and I’m gonna ask
of I am me included and I’m gonna ask you all a question how many of you have
you all a question how many of you have
you all a question how many of you have ever compared yourself to someone else
ever compared yourself to someone else
ever compared yourself to someone else raise our hand be honest have you ever
raise our hand be honest have you ever
raise our hand be honest have you ever compared your grades to a friend an
compared your grades to a friend an
compared your grades to a friend an outfit a hairstyle place where you’ve
outfit a hairstyle place where you’ve
outfit a hairstyle place where you’ve lived their problem – okay keep your
lived their problem – okay keep your
lived their problem – okay keep your hands up how many of you have ever been
hands up how many of you have ever been
hands up how many of you have ever been jealous of someone maybe something that
jealous of someone maybe something that
jealous of someone maybe something that they have or don’t have something that
they have or don’t have something that
they have or don’t have something that you have to be less than they don’t have
you have to be less than they don’t have
you have to be less than they don’t have to deal with how many of you felt read
to deal with how many of you felt read
to deal with how many of you felt read before
hex posing and that’s alright okay so
hex posing and that’s alright okay so mental health comes in many different
mental health comes in many different
mental health comes in many different forms and in many different situations
forms and in many different situations
forms and in many different situations which is why it’s so complicated and in
which is why it’s so complicated and in
which is why it’s so complicated and in fact mental health is a situation and
fact mental health is a situation and
fact mental health is a situation and it’s an illness and it’s a state of
it’s an illness and it’s a state of
it’s an illness and it’s a state of being right that we kind of want to tend
being right that we kind of want to tend
being right that we kind of want to tend to and by calling people crazy or
to and by calling people crazy or
to and by calling people crazy or something like two asylums or
something like two asylums or
something like two asylums or institutions or even works with silence
institutions or even works with silence
institutions or even works with silence but that is not the way that we need to
but that is not the way that we need to
but that is not the way that we need to deal with this situation okay because we
deal with this situation okay because we
deal with this situation okay because we all have mental health and how healthy
all have mental health and how healthy
all have mental health and how healthy it is depends on your own life and your
it is depends on your own life and your
it is depends on your own life and your own situations it transgresses across a
own situations it transgresses across a
own situations it transgresses across a wide spectrum that knows no boundaries
wide spectrum that knows no boundaries
wide spectrum that knows no boundaries and we need to respect that and
and we need to respect that and
and we need to respect that and celebrate it rather than shun it and
celebrate it rather than shun it and
celebrate it rather than shun it and I’ll talk about it so in every society
I’ll talk about it so in every society
I’ll talk about it so in every society each class deals with their mental
each class deals with their mental
each class deals with their mental health issues in a different way right
health issues in a different way right
health issues in a different way right so maybe you’ll spend your money on
so maybe you’ll spend your money on
so maybe you’ll spend your money on Chanel and the high-end fashion boutique
Chanel and the high-end fashion boutique
Chanel and the high-end fashion boutique stores maybe you’ll go to hmmm forever
stores maybe you’ll go to hmmm forever
stores maybe you’ll go to hmmm forever 21 and go on large shopping sprees that
21 and go on large shopping sprees that
21 and go on large shopping sprees that you’ll feel excited about for maybe date
you’ll feel excited about for maybe date
you’ll feel excited about for maybe date and we also go on are you know cheaper
and we also go on are you know cheaper
and we also go on are you know cheaper kind of binge shopping and go to cowbow
kind of binge shopping and go to cowbow
kind of binge shopping and go to cowbow or Amazon regardless of your financial
or Amazon regardless of your financial
or Amazon regardless of your financial status or your your pleasure and
status or your your pleasure and
status or your your pleasure and shopping right we all shop and that is a
shopping right we all shop and that is a
shopping right we all shop and that is a common factor in today’s society around
common factor in today’s society around
common factor in today’s society around the world okay globalization you know
the world okay globalization you know
the world okay globalization you know alright and what we do with shopping is
alright and what we do with shopping is
alright and what we do with shopping is we use it to make themselves happier and
we use it to make themselves happier and
we use it to make themselves happier and we’ve we’ve made it into this kind of
we’ve we’ve made it into this kind of
we’ve we’ve made it into this kind of drug that makes us happy and like all
drug that makes us happy and like all
drug that makes us happy and like all drugs the highest temporary and we come
drugs the highest temporary and we come
drugs the highest temporary and we come crashing down when you contracting them
crashing down when you contracting them
crashing down when you contracting them and the fear of the situation right and
and the fear of the situation right and
and the fear of the situation right and here in Hong Kong
here in Hong Kong
here in Hong Kong it’s a consumerist sculpture that
it’s a consumerist sculpture that
it’s a consumerist sculpture that celebrated and so we all know about all
celebrated and so we all know about all
celebrated and so we all know about all these malls and shopping and stores so
these malls and shopping and stores so
these malls and shopping and stores so you can’t deny that you don’t go
you can’t deny that you don’t go
you can’t deny that you don’t go shopping and then it’s not around you
shopping and then it’s not around you
shopping and then it’s not around you even if you hate it and even me
even if you hate it and even me
even if you hate it and even me I have experienced and engulfed in my
I have experienced and engulfed in my
I have experienced and engulfed in my own shopping sprees RI and running
own shopping sprees RI and running
own shopping sprees RI and running around and feeling sucks efficiently and
around and feeling sucks efficiently and
around and feeling sucks efficiently and excited and powerful with all of my
excited and powerful with all of my
excited and powerful with all of my expertise sort of curiosity and then to
expertise sort of curiosity and then to
expertise sort of curiosity and then to only find myself a few hours later that
only find myself a few hours later that
only find myself a few hours later that bomb didn’t this on the side so what can
bomb didn’t this on the side so what can
bomb didn’t this on the side so what can we do to kind of separate factions and
we do to kind of separate factions and
we do to kind of separate factions and the negative idea and put it in a
the negative idea and put it in a
the negative idea and put it in a positive light what can we do from
positive light what can we do from
positive light what can we do from taking it away from consumerism and the
taking it away from consumerism and the
taking it away from consumerism and the the psychological dilemma of mean versus
the psychological dilemma of mean versus
the psychological dilemma of mean versus want can we make fashion to help us and
want can we make fashion to help us and
want can we make fashion to help us and our mental state so I’ve been I’ve been
our mental state so I’ve been I’ve been
our mental state so I’ve been I’ve been considering this topic for a while now
considering this topic for a while now
considering this topic for a while now and contemplating how I would present it
and contemplating how I would present it
and contemplating how I would present it so I’ve been absolutely students I’ve
so I’ve been absolutely students I’ve
so I’ve been absolutely students I’ve been coming into my workshops what they
been coming into my workshops what they
been coming into my workshops what they think about the topic I’m all kinds of
think about the topic I’m all kinds of
think about the topic I’m all kinds of students so I had that one student come
students so I had that one student come
students so I had that one student come in yesterday few weeks ago sorry he came
in yesterday few weeks ago sorry he came
in yesterday few weeks ago sorry he came in with some sushi flip-flops a vessel
in with some sushi flip-flops a vessel
in with some sushi flip-flops a vessel pair basketball shorts and a t-shirt and
pair basketball shorts and a t-shirt and
pair basketball shorts and a t-shirt and she shared with me what he thought about
she shared with me what he thought about
she shared with me what he thought about fashion and he said I wear these clothes
fashion and he said I wear these clothes
fashion and he said I wear these clothes because they are a representation of my
because they are a representation of my
because they are a representation of my identity although I am not particularly
identity although I am not particularly
identity although I am not particularly fashionable I have a certain style that
fashionable I have a certain style that
fashionable I have a certain style that I’m supposed to the stay true to myself
I’m supposed to the stay true to myself
I’m supposed to the stay true to myself and
and
and kind of in regards to the social codes
kind of in regards to the social codes
kind of in regards to the social codes that we all kind of abide to and by whom
that we all kind of abide to and by whom
that we all kind of abide to and by whom well we’ll talk about that in a bit okay
well we’ll talk about that in a bit okay
well we’ll talk about that in a bit okay and he says if I could I would wear
and he says if I could I would wear
and he says if I could I would wear pajamas every day okay so he’s wearing
pajamas every day okay so he’s wearing
pajamas every day okay so he’s wearing what he wants to wear he’s wearing what
what he wants to wear he’s wearing what
what he wants to wear he’s wearing what he thinks represents himself and what
he thinks represents himself and what
he thinks represents himself and what makes him comfortable he’s not truly
makes him comfortable he’s not truly
makes him comfortable he’s not truly emulating who he really really wants to
emulating who he really really wants to
emulating who he really really wants to be and that’s because we have this kind
be and that’s because we have this kind
be and that’s because we have this kind of idea that even though we’re not at
of idea that even though we’re not at
of idea that even though we’re not at work and we have our you know work
work and we have our you know work
work and we have our you know work clothes and at school we have our school
clothes and at school we have our school
clothes and at school we have our school clothes and at church and special events
clothes and at church and special events
clothes and at church and special events and we have our dress codes there but
and we have our dress codes there but
and we have our dress codes there but even more day-to-day when we’re outside
even more day-to-day when we’re outside
even more day-to-day when we’re outside of our homes we have this imaginary kind
of our homes we have this imaginary kind
of our homes we have this imaginary kind of social code of how to look and how to
of social code of how to look and how to
of social code of how to look and how to dress and who to be and now we have our
dress and who to be and now we have our
dress and who to be and now we have our social media and our television and all
social media and our television and all
social media and our television and all these types of sources that feed into
these types of sources that feed into
these types of sources that feed into information and choices that we have
information and choices that we have
information and choices that we have that are bombarding all of our lives
that are bombarding all of our lives
that are bombarding all of our lives it’s a how many of you have Facebook
it’s a how many of you have Facebook
it’s a how many of you have Facebook literally everyone and how many of you
literally everyone and how many of you
literally everyone and how many of you have Instagram and snapchat and WeChat
have Instagram and snapchat and WeChat
have Instagram and snapchat and WeChat and whatsapp and how many is Google yeah
and whatsapp and how many is Google yeah
and whatsapp and how many is Google yeah so in all of those spaces fashion and
so in all of those spaces fashion and
so in all of those spaces fashion and that’s industry has made a home in those
that’s industry has made a home in those
that’s industry has made a home in those areas very good even before that fashion
areas very good even before that fashion
areas very good even before that fashion was kind of constructing how to look and
was kind of constructing how to look and
was kind of constructing how to look and how to be and where you are in any
how to be and where you are in any
how to be and where you are in any society kings queens centuries ago
society kings queens centuries ago
society kings queens centuries ago yesterday all through time and it kind
yesterday all through time and it kind
yesterday all through time and it kind of dictates how we’re supposed to be in
of dictates how we’re supposed to be in
of dictates how we’re supposed to be in your space but it doesn’t have to be
your space but it doesn’t have to be
your space but it doesn’t have to be that way these trends and these ideas
that way these trends and these ideas
that way these trends and these ideas that we are exposed to they don’t need
that we are exposed to they don’t need
that we are exposed to they don’t need to be rules they can be simply as they
to be rules they can be simply as they
to be rules they can be simply as they are which are ideas they can be spaces
are which are ideas they can be spaces
are which are ideas they can be spaces for us to share which is what fashion is
for us to share which is what fashion is
for us to share which is what fashion is and so I want to share with you a little
and so I want to share with you a little
and so I want to share with you a little bit about about how I try to use fashion
bit about about how I try to use fashion
bit about about how I try to use fashion in my life to
in my life to
in my life to and prove my mental health okay so I
and prove my mental health okay so I
and prove my mental health okay so I like to make clothes and I like to
like to make clothes and I like to
like to make clothes and I like to design so in that process which can be
design so in that process which can be
design so in that process which can be very time-consuming it’s also very
very time-consuming it’s also very
very time-consuming it’s also very meditational and before the process
meditational and before the process
meditational and before the process during the process and even after the
during the process and even after the
during the process and even after the process which includes mathematics
process which includes mathematics
process which includes mathematics creativity patience care and love all of
creativity patience care and love all of
creativity patience care and love all of that makes me enjoy the process even
that makes me enjoy the process even
that makes me enjoy the process even more and even stronger than any hire
more and even stronger than any hire
more and even stronger than any hire that you can ever get from shopping or
that you can ever get from shopping or
that you can ever get from shopping or from consuming so although that is my
from consuming so although that is my
from consuming so although that is my way of healing myself and enjoying my
way of healing myself and enjoying my
way of healing myself and enjoying my life and doing something productive and
life and doing something productive and
life and doing something productive and hopefully helping someone else because
hopefully helping someone else because
hopefully helping someone else because I’d like to give the things that remain
I’d like to give the things that remain
I’d like to give the things that remain although that may not be your way of
although that may not be your way of
although that may not be your way of using fashion hope your mental health
using fashion hope your mental health
using fashion hope your mental health there still can be with is something
there still can be with is something
there still can be with is something that you can do and so I want to propose
that you can do and so I want to propose
that you can do and so I want to propose some ideas so with fashion and these
some ideas so with fashion and these
some ideas so with fashion and these times instead of using them as rules
times instead of using them as rules
times instead of using them as rules like I mentioned earlier we can use them
like I mentioned earlier we can use them
like I mentioned earlier we can use them as ideas and here in Hong Kong a lot of
as ideas and here in Hong Kong a lot of
as ideas and here in Hong Kong a lot of students are used to wearing uniforms in
students are used to wearing uniforms in
students are used to wearing uniforms in primary school and secondary school so
primary school and secondary school so
primary school and secondary school so once you kind of hit university it’s
once you kind of hit university it’s
once you kind of hit university it’s like your first time that you’ve been
like your first time that you’ve been
like your first time that you’ve been able to and not dress yourself but
able to and not dress yourself but
able to and not dress yourself but really create an identity and actually
really create an identity and actually
really create an identity and actually dress yourself and although that that
dress yourself and although that that
dress yourself and although that that you having that uniform is a very
you having that uniform is a very
you having that uniform is a very powerfully is very powerful and
powerfully is very powerful and
powerfully is very powerful and comfortable not having a uniform is even
comfortable not having a uniform is even
comfortable not having a uniform is even more powerful and instead of taking this
more powerful and instead of taking this
more powerful and instead of taking this moment and of your life and feeling like
moment and of your life and feeling like
moment and of your life and feeling like you need to have more and more things
you need to have more and more things
you need to have more and more things and follow these kinds of ideas and
and follow these kinds of ideas and
and follow these kinds of ideas and styles you can choose to accept who you
styles you can choose to accept who you
styles you can choose to accept who you are in this moment and you can choose to
are in this moment and you can choose to
are in this moment and you can choose to embrace yourself
embrace yourself
embrace yourself rather than trying to change yourself
rather than trying to change yourself
rather than trying to change yourself and be excited and appreciate yourself
and be excited and appreciate yourself
and be excited and appreciate yourself for when you do change and in that
for when you do change and in that
for when you do change and in that positive burn what cells look good on
positive burn what cells look good on
positive burn what cells look good on you what things
you what things
you what things and excited you don’t need to fit into
and excited you don’t need to fit into
and excited you don’t need to fit into things that fit other people you know
things that fit other people you know
things that fit other people you know because that ideas rather than to other
because that ideas rather than to other
because that ideas rather than to other people you know need to go to schools
people you know need to go to schools
people you know need to go to schools better than people get into it don’t be
better than people get into it don’t be
better than people get into it don’t be softer than people want same with boxes
softer than people want same with boxes
softer than people want same with boxes and the thing about fashion is that it
and the thing about fashion is that it
and the thing about fashion is that it can start with you and convene your own
can start with you and convene your own
can start with you and convene your own your own states of your dorm of your
your own states of your dorm of your
your own states of your dorm of your house here in with jobs schools that
house here in with jobs schools that
house here in with jobs schools that relies on so much more outside influence
relies on so much more outside influence
relies on so much more outside influence hey what’s option you can control it
hey what’s option you can control it
hey what’s option you can control it more readily and this is a small way
more readily and this is a small way
more readily and this is a small way that you can help improve your self and
that you can help improve your self and
that you can help improve your self and your mental health which we all have
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