this suitcase weighs 23 kilos its overweight if you’re flying and it
overweight if you’re flying and it
overweight if you’re flying and it represents the amount of clothing and
represents the amount of clothing and
represents the amount of clothing and textiles that each Australian sends to
textiles that each Australian sends to
textiles that each Australian sends to landfill every year every one of us
landfill every year every one of us
landfill every year every one of us every year we know about food waste and
every year we know about food waste and
every year we know about food waste and that a third of food is never eaten
that a third of food is never eaten
that a third of food is never eaten clothing waste runs parallel to that
clothing waste runs parallel to that
clothing waste runs parallel to that every day we eat and dress to survive
every day we eat and dress to survive
every day we eat and dress to survive and thrive our clothes do for us on the
and thrive our clothes do for us on the
and thrive our clothes do for us on the outside what food does inside they warm
outside what food does inside they warm
outside what food does inside they warm and protect our body and influence the
and protect our body and influence the
and protect our body and influence the way we feel we make choices fast or slow
way we feel we make choices fast or slow
way we feel we make choices fast or slow more or less over centuries we’ve
more or less over centuries we’ve
more or less over centuries we’ve progressed from hunter gathering to now
progressed from hunter gathering to now
progressed from hunter gathering to now sourcing our food from industrial supply
sourcing our food from industrial supply
sourcing our food from industrial supply chains this fast and processed food and
chains this fast and processed food and
chains this fast and processed food and clothing might be quick and easy but
clothing might be quick and easy but
clothing might be quick and easy but it’s not necessarily good for us or the
it’s not necessarily good for us or the
it’s not necessarily good for us or the ecosystem in which we all live whether
ecosystem in which we all live whether
ecosystem in which we all live whether we accept it or not dangerous climate
we accept it or not dangerous climate
we accept it or not dangerous climate changes here people are feeling it
changes here people are feeling it
changes here people are feeling it locally and globally we need to make
locally and globally we need to make
locally and globally we need to make changes to the way we live now living
changes to the way we live now living
changes to the way we live now living sustainably means knowing how to grow
sustainably means knowing how to grow
sustainably means knowing how to grow and cook and make and mend when you
and cook and make and mend when you
and cook and make and mend when you think about it fashion and clothing are
think about it fashion and clothing are
think about it fashion and clothing are two different things fashion doesn’t
two different things fashion doesn’t
two different things fashion doesn’t last
last
last clothing is timeless I wonder what
clothing is timeless I wonder what
clothing is timeless I wonder what you’ve chosen to wear a day are you
you’ve chosen to wear a day are you
you’ve chosen to wear a day are you wearing old or new natural fibers or
wearing old or new natural fibers or
wearing old or new natural fibers or synthetic fibers fashion or clothing
synthetic fibers fashion or clothing
synthetic fibers fashion or clothing will you be wearing it next year we tend
will you be wearing it next year we tend
will you be wearing it next year we tend to buy four times the amount that we
to buy four times the amount that we
to buy four times the amount that we used to even though there’s now only
used to even though there’s now only
used to even though there’s now only still 365 days in the year global
still 365 days in the year global
still 365 days in the year global apparel
apparel
apparel fiber consumption has doubled from seven
fiber consumption has doubled from seven
fiber consumption has doubled from seven kilos per person per year
kilos per person per year
kilos per person per year twenty years ago to now 13 kilos per
twenty years ago to now 13 kilos per
twenty years ago to now 13 kilos per person that’s the global average in
person that’s the global average in
person that’s the global average in Australia we’re consuming 27 kilos of
Australia we’re consuming 27 kilos of
Australia we’re consuming 27 kilos of new clothing and textiles every year and
new clothing and textiles every year and
new clothing and textiles every year and in North America it’s 37 kilos each
in North America it’s 37 kilos each
in North America it’s 37 kilos each we’ve been seduced by marketing and
we’ve been seduced by marketing and
we’ve been seduced by marketing and cheap clothes into buying and wearing
cheap clothes into buying and wearing
cheap clothes into buying and wearing clothes a few times before throwing them
clothes a few times before throwing them
clothes a few times before throwing them away and have you thought about where
away and have you thought about where
away and have you thought about where your clothes come from you may remember
your clothes come from you may remember
your clothes come from you may remember the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013
the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013
the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 from the comfort of our lounge rooms we
from the comfort of our lounge rooms we
from the comfort of our lounge rooms we were shocked by that tragedy we need to
were shocked by that tragedy we need to
were shocked by that tragedy we need to ask more questions about where and how
ask more questions about where and how
ask more questions about where and how our clothes are made and what about what
our clothes are made and what about what
our clothes are made and what about what you’re actually wearing two-thirds of
you’re actually wearing two-thirds of
you’re actually wearing two-thirds of new clothing are now made of synthetic
new clothing are now made of synthetic
new clothing are now made of synthetic fibers derived from petroleum only
fibers derived from petroleum only
fibers derived from petroleum only one-third are natural fibers a decade
one-third are natural fibers a decade
one-third are natural fibers a decade ago it was half synthetic half natural
ago it was half synthetic half natural
ago it was half synthetic half natural now it’s two-thirds synthetic one-third
now it’s two-thirds synthetic one-third
now it’s two-thirds synthetic one-third natural and these plastic clothes are
natural and these plastic clothes are
natural and these plastic clothes are shedding micro plastic particles into
shedding micro plastic particles into
shedding micro plastic particles into the environment with every wash they
the environment with every wash they
the environment with every wash they don’t disappear these micro plastic
don’t disappear these micro plastic
don’t disappear these micro plastic particles are accumulating in the
particles are accumulating in the
particles are accumulating in the environment along with dyes and other
environment along with dyes and other
environment along with dyes and other toxic chemicals that go into making our
toxic chemicals that go into making our
toxic chemicals that go into making our clothes they’re entering the food chain
clothes they’re entering the food chain
clothes they’re entering the food chain and coming back to us in our sushi you
and coming back to us in our sushi you
and coming back to us in our sushi you have choices the slow clothing manifesto
have choices the slow clothing manifesto
have choices the slow clothing manifesto offers 10 ways to survive and thrive in
offers 10 ways to survive and thrive in
offers 10 ways to survive and thrive in a material world the first five ways are
a material world the first five ways are
a material world the first five ways are about switching on the second five gets
about switching on the second five gets
about switching on the second five gets you more hands-on when you can make more
you more hands-on when you can make more
you more hands-on when you can make more time think before you buy anything how
time think before you buy anything how
time think before you buy anything how often will you wear it do you need it is
often will you wear it do you need it is
often will you wear it do you need it is it a responsible purchase quality by the
it a responsible purchase quality by the
it a responsible purchase quality by the best you can afford buy things you love
best you can afford buy things you love
best you can afford buy things you love percent and wear them for a lifetime
percent and wear them for a lifetime
percent and wear them for a lifetime natural buy buy fabrics from nature buy
natural buy buy fabrics from nature buy
natural buy buy fabrics from nature buy clothing made from natural fibers like
clothing made from natural fibers like
clothing made from natural fibers like sustainable cotton bamboo wood wool and
sustainable cotton bamboo wood wool and
sustainable cotton bamboo wood wool and silk and linen my favorite buy local
silk and linen my favorite buy local
silk and linen my favorite buy local support designers and makers who show
support designers and makers who show
support designers and makers who show you their ethical and sustainable just
you their ethical and sustainable just
you their ethical and sustainable just have a few choose a signature style live
have a few choose a signature style live
have a few choose a signature style live with less and simplify your choices the
with less and simplify your choices the
with less and simplify your choices the next 5 ways to survive and thrive in a
next 5 ways to survive and thrive in a
next 5 ways to survive and thrive in a material world are to take care get more
material world are to take care get more
material world are to take care get more life out of what you already own sort
life out of what you already own sort
life out of what you already own sort and repair sponge spills instead of
and repair sponge spills instead of
and repair sponge spills instead of letting them stain your clothes and also
letting them stain your clothes and also
letting them stain your clothes and also wash in cold water wash with less often
wash in cold water wash with less often
wash in cold water wash with less often and hang on the line to dry make and
and hang on the line to dry make and
and hang on the line to dry make and mend anyone can buy clothes yet few know
mend anyone can buy clothes yet few know
mend anyone can buy clothes yet few know the satisfaction of making something for
the satisfaction of making something for
the satisfaction of making something for ourselves to wear start simple learn to
ourselves to wear start simple learn to
ourselves to wear start simple learn to sew on a button or do some stitching you
sew on a button or do some stitching you
sew on a button or do some stitching you can learn that today so the most
can learn that today so the most
can learn that today so the most creative and playful way to survive and
creative and playful way to survive and
creative and playful way to survive and thrive in a material world is to upcycle
thrive in a material world is to upcycle
thrive in a material world is to upcycle adapt garments already in circulation to
adapt garments already in circulation to
adapt garments already in circulation to create something new from old your TEDx
create something new from old your TEDx
create something new from old your TEDx QT t-shirts were created this way
QT t-shirts were created this way
QT t-shirts were created this way sourced from op shops and then over
sourced from op shops and then over
sourced from op shops and then over printed with the logo when you think you
printed with the logo when you think you
printed with the logo when you think you need something new to wear look around
need something new to wear look around
need something new to wear look around you and see what you can research revive
you and see what you can research revive
you and see what you can research revive and repurpose I’m wearing a TEDx QUT
and repurpose I’m wearing a TEDx QUT
and repurpose I’m wearing a TEDx QUT t-shirt thank you a necklace made from a
t-shirt thank you a necklace made from a
t-shirt thank you a necklace made from a cotton singlet and a denim penny made
cotton singlet and a denim penny made
cotton singlet and a denim penny made from jeans and a jacket which it
from jeans and a jacket which it
from jeans and a jacket which it reflects my values it’s a creative
reflects my values it’s a creative
reflects my values it’s a creative imperfectly created
imperfectly created
imperfectly created change takes time you don’t need to feel
change takes time you don’t need to feel
change takes time you don’t need to feel as if you’ve gotta introduce all these
as if you’ve gotta introduce all these
as if you’ve gotta introduce all these changes into your wardrobe and your busy
changes into your wardrobe and your busy
changes into your wardrobe and your busy lifestyle straight away just to some
lifestyle straight away just to some
lifestyle straight away just to some easy ones like buying well and and
easy ones like buying well and and
easy ones like buying well and and having less slow clothing is a
having less slow clothing is a
having less slow clothing is a philosophy it’s about owning your style
philosophy it’s about owning your style
philosophy it’s about owning your style and ensuring it doesn’t cost the earth
and ensuring it doesn’t cost the earth
and ensuring it doesn’t cost the earth be bold
be bold
be bold have fun as you learn to survive and
have fun as you learn to survive and
have fun as you learn to survive and thrive in a material world
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