The Power of Fashion | Maria Raveendran | TEDxUTSC
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Maria Raveendran is a 20-year-old undergraduate student at the University of Toronto with a passion for clinical research, working at renowned institutions such as The Hospital for Sick Children, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the University of Toronto. She has several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. She highly values student leadership, currently serving as the Vice President of Partnerships on the Board of Directors for DECA U, one of Canada’s largest undergraduate student associations. A classically trained pianist, violinist, and ballet dancer, Maria now indulges in her love for the arts through learning Mandarin and American Sign Language. Maria Raveendran is a 20-year-old undergraduate student at the University of Toronto with a passion for clinical research, working at renowned institutions such as The Hospital for Sick Children, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the University of Toronto. She has several peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. She highly values student leadership, currently serving as the Vice President of Partnerships on the Board of Directors for DECA U, one of Canada's largest undergraduate student associations. A classically trained pianist, violinist, and ballet dancer, Maria now indulges in her love for the arts through learning Mandarin and American Sign Language. 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
it can also be conclude that the better you look, the more confidence you have = the better results you can produce. not a thing for everyone but an introvert will benefit a lot from this.
I confirm this on a spiritual level
I think everyone's beautiful it's just some catch their shine faster than others
agree
You read my mind honey 🍯
I totally agree
20!!!! she's 20!!! my gosh, she's one of the most brightest, smartest, 20yr olds I've come across!!! Love this talk!!
She said she was 17 about 7 years ago. So idk how the math works out to be 20
@@Deven.Yeager This was published three years ago, so she may have been 20 then. She would be 23 now.
@@MrDarren690 p
that outfit alone would've made up her whole TedTalk. it's so on point!
yes i paid attention as soon as i saw her outfit
Honestly. It's gorgeous!
As a fashion designer whose battling severe anxiety & depression, her speech moved me to not give up on designing & reminded me of the importance of our clothing. Thank you Maria 🤍🙏🏽
Oh no, wish you all the luck in the world.
I can't wait to see it❣
Keep going. 🥰👏🏻
Oh my god when I saw this comment, I felt so relevant. Because I also felt anxiety and depression as well and I am still not sure if I invested my money and years in the correct things. But I want to try my 100% before I come to any conclusions and see what all changes happen in my life.
you got this !!
Her eloquence and confidence is amazing, her content too. Nice speech!
Style is a way to describe who you are
I completely agree its an expression or accent to who you are.
This isn’t really relevant to the video, but can we appreciate how he skin is literally GLOWING. She looks like she’s covered in gold it’s so pretty
its just makeup ...
@@asthakarn737 yes but its really pretty
Her makeup is on point, love it
I have just graduated high school going to college this fall. I’m also an introvert myself and being told that I need to join clubs and make connections with my peers is the scariest thing ever. I’ll give fashion a try, hope it helps boost my confidence.
This is very inspiring to me.
How are you nowadays?
Yes please how are you nowadays because I’m going through the same thing
@@whoppersaldana7378 I'm going through a similar phase as well. Just this past month, I completely changed my look and decided to take fashion seriously. Now, I'm not going to college. But I am in the film industry in LA. And so I also have to go to meetings, mixers, events to make connections with people. And it has helped me tremendously. It gave me more confidence, yes. And people were more open to approaching me. Soon, I starting taking care of how I look and express myself. It became a new positive behavior I developed. Which leads me to my next point:
The biggest advice I can give you is start with Identity shift. Having more confidence involves changing your deep sub-conscious identity and learning new behaviors and habits. There's a book called Atomic Habits by James Clear which I highly recommend!
Seriously, fast fashions stole away our interests and made us lazy.
Fast fashion made fashion accessible to many more people which was earlier limited to the elites.
@@mihir5846 Well, "On average, adults aged 25-34 are likely to spend approximately $161 a month on their wardrobe", meaning that the budget is there, but people opt quantity over quality. "In a recent survey from ClosetMaid, the average American woman has 103 items in her closet", do we really need that many cheap clothes? No. Choosing for fewer, but higher quality items is a possibility on the same budget. Because clothes are so cheap, people don't think twice about buying a cheap item, while they might not even like it and maybe not even wear it at all (that seems like a waste of money and resources!)
@@mihir5846 fast fashion is literally detrimental to our environment
I actually love what she is wearing :)))
3 yrs later i still love her outfit
You are hilarious, classy and eloquent. Love this!
Classy, boujie, ratchet
@@space_opera wow. 😂
I'm gonna visit her talk again whenever my motivation depleted. The way she deliver her talk is so inspirational!
So true, I love that we are using clothing pieces as reminders to be the best versions of ourselves and to more boldly embody traits we want to see in ourselves :)
This year I was reinventing myself, and the things I started with where my wardrobe and my haircut. It definitely helped me to feel more myself, be brave to stand out and gave me the impulse to change my decisions in other areas of life.💪
True same with me .Do it for yourself then others will love u for it.
I love the idea of seeing outfits as lab coats. I always felt guilty putting attention in my outfits. Whereas I've actually just been expressing myself and wanted to boost some of my personality traits. Loved this talk. And... can't believe she is 10 ten years younger than me !! I hope this means there a lots more 20 yo that are as wise as her :)
I like your abundance mentality & how you want everyone to be great, rather than being insecure and feeling intuitively scarce that if more of 20 yo are wise & smart.. you don’t feel threatened or slighted by it. Infact you want them to be
I loved this talk, her accent, her fashion, her energy! I am definitely inspired!! Thank you so much!!!
Now I know why wearing a white blouse make my day so much more productive! Such a great talk
I have so many outfits I am saving for an event that's never coming! I'm definitely going to start wearing them because waking up today is reason enough to celebrate 🥰
I'm a year younger than her and recently got into fashion that works and speaks for who I truly am. As an introvert I've always had trouble with self-confidence and self-expression and one of the most subtle way I'd say I can change those aspects of ke would be through fashion and dressing. Whenever I wear a certain piece of clothing or a colour I'd feel more motivated and good in my skin, with pressures of body image and what not I thought why not dive deep into how to play with silhouettes and designs that can bring out the best in me and make me feel more confident in myself? So I did, I've been doing research on my own, be it online or reading books and watching these Ted talks (which btw was pretty inspirational, she's really admirable and relatable) and I've come a lot closer to my personal identity and how I wish to be seen by the world, the way I present myself is in my control and it's as simple as dressing up in the morning in that one pair of pants I absolutely love and the way I wing my eyeliner. It gives me a boost of confidence and authenticity and in return I recieve recognition. Although my insecurities still surface from time to time and my imposter syndrome gets in the way and tries to sabotage my goals, I pick up my favourite lipstick and brush it away bcz when I feel confident I am confident and I know when I'm confident in who I am I can achieve what I set my mind to ❤️🐾
I wish I could like this video for a thousand times. The part that she talks about Steve Jobs etc. is important because on so many motivation accounts on social media, or in the interviews of great authors and scientists you can see that, this is the true thing to do. Not caring yourself. Minimizing the "humanish needings" and just working harder. But as she says, you are way more productive when you feel happy and confident. This is important for me because I want to be a scientist; and in order to be successful, I even thought of not to exercise and do my skincare. This is horrible. Of course I changed my mind but thinking that for even just a little moment shows us how badly we are affected by this whole productivity thing. And I know I am not alone. Anyways, guys let's exercise and dress up nicely and work on the things we want to achieve. Have a good day!
I love how you didn't neglect yourself
Awesome speech.
Didn't think that you are an introvert💐
I am currently preparing for a tough exam....and tbh proper dieting and exercise is helping me out so much...initially my family was against this as they though dieting now will make me weaker and i will fall sick...but it is the opposite...so you go girl...❤️
This is truly great. I've just rewatched some parts of it and just realized the Notting Hill reference at 10:21. Amazing.
This is great. I love that she referenced an actual study. I spend my life researching and working on new concepts buts I really wish I understood why people love fashion. I just don’t “get it”. This talk gave me a lot to think about. I would love to dive deeper into the thought and learn how I can improve my mental productivity through things such as clothing.
A K people like fashion because it is an extension of yourself, it is a means of influencing other people and expressing yourself
Leo Cheng Hmm...I guess it’s just something I struggle to value. I don’t really feel like there’s anything I have to express through fashion.
A K everyday things such as your mood for example can be expressed through the use of different colours or your music taste can influence your style too it all depends
I’m really shy and introverted. So it’s hard for me to express myself verbally. And I’m not really good at physical activity such as sports and dancing. So unless someone is my friend or just close to me, they won’t really know me. Basically fashion is the only way I can express myself without actually talking to anyone.
@@leocheng6947 do you think fashion should also be expressed by the weather and the area your in, because whenever i look outside and i see its a nice day i like to imagine what I'd wear and how it would make me feel.
I really admire her for the passion that comes across in this speech. This is one strong and opinionated woman. She's inspirational, no doubt about that.
This is best TED talk I have seen
This was so utterly fantastic, what a concept. So inspired by this and happy that such an upbeat and joyous young person is given a platform to encourage us all to reach for a better form of ourselves.
Don't go to a talk show if you're dead inside
Just watch it on the app or something, you're making her insecure and ruining an actual great speech
Ecaterina Iulia that’s always my goal. During public speaking I give the person on stage different looks to see what makes them more uncomfortable
She is savage.
ikr the audience SUCKS
yess!! I've been trying to explain this to my sister for a long time when she asked me to throw on anything and get going. I'm an introvert too, very reserved but when I wear my glasses and my funky larger than life outfit I feel like I can take anything
Here I love the last part "There is a really common idea that dressing well is just for special occasions but to that all I can say is that life is an occasion and every day can be meaningful if you just dress like it".
This was so inspiring, it was amazing. Thank you Maria
Such a wonderful Ted talk
I wish more people would internalize this, fashion is everything but frivolous.
Great speech and Best confidence
i love your confidence, and you make so much sense
Totally enjoyed your talk. Great job Maria Raveendran:)
This was definitely one of the best video I've ever watched! And the idea of seeing outfits as lab coats is incredible. Some things really boost up your confidence and I would surely love to search for my lab coat❤
she makes really good points
She is extremly amazing, well instructed and straightforwad.
I'm so grateful that I could listen and learn with her.
Very inspirational speech 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Her speech was just awesome. Love her outfit 😍 definitely gonna try to recreate it
Okay but she’s gorgeous, literally glowing
No one laughed at the jokes. Why does that give me depression?
They do, but it's really hard to hear because there's only one microphone and it's on the speaker
Because they weren't funny at all.
Her delivery was dry AF, thus taking any funny out of the jokes.
@@melissawaggoner7509 and yet you stayed and listened...
@@purleypaulsfuneral5568 of course. I listen to people, no matter what everyone gets a chance to speak their mind. Freedom of speech.
This is the way I live. I want to be a beautiful woman and i want be happy everyday in my life. I chose to wear the nicest for today not on special events. When i prepare to go out, i think in my mind what i wear so i would feel confident and look beautiful if i met my future boyfriend.
beautiful. she spoke so beautifully and she's gorgeous, loved it
she's so well spoken
Best TED talk so far...❤
Fabulous talk and some great points. 🌿👕💛
Wow, such a beautiful talk!!! Incredible
I used to have bad anxiety and I couldn't even go to school. The only way I dared to go outside was just when I was wearing suits and the most extra outfits. They were and still are my armour that gives me confidence and happiness. This changed the way I saw myself and how others perceived me. I am now the most confident person ever and it's because of my personal style.
Fantastic talk, Maria. 👍😀
I like this speech. Interesting view about fashion! 😃
Fascinating!
This was amazing!!!
So young and such poise. Great talk. Loved it.
One of the best ted talks I've watched. Absolutely love every second of it. 💜
Very well presented...…. and I agree with it all whole heartedly
Wow, I really enjoyed all of this. She's absolutely gorgeous, funny and inspiring! Move over Fashion Police, we have a Fashion Scientist! This really got me thinking and I'm looking forward to paying more attention to which 'lab coats' work for me. Love from NZ!
man I need her blouse, it's so flown and beautiful!!
Thank you for this!
Wow, what an amazing speaker. You're so inspiring, Maria! Wish we were friends :)
well I just love her talk . AMAZING :)
love love loooove it!
She nailed it!!
i can only relate to what this girl says, you speak more than your age and I congratulate you for that Maria !
True, when I look good I feel good n confident. And I rock.
Iam very happy and thankful that I found this beautiful video. I did understand the importance of clothing and how it effect ur thoughts and confidence and also how people approach you! Much need one for me to be a better person and also a change I want in my life.
Specifically on introvert like me, fashion is very significant part in terms of developing confidence
Thanks a lot! Great speaking skills.
wow. I didn't know I needed this. Thanks!
My significant other always been telling me that your clothes do not make who you are, that YOU can make the clothes, that is your personality within what can make them look cool or uncool.
I grew up in a family of the fashion industry, and to me fashion has always been special, my mother however always told me that make up is not there to hide who you are but to enhace what you have and make the best of it.
I believe there is a balance, clothes help inspire from outside to inside who we want to become, but we also have the power to enhace those clothes infusing them with attitude and confidence.
In my case, I really like extravagant very eccentric clothing, but in my path, i have learnt that indeed, they need tons of confidence to not look silly in avant garde clothes, lol.
This talk really motivated me to go and pick the clothes that will make me feel like a better whatever I am.
Love this speech! I used to dress all glam for science/maths classes and I realized that made me not concentrate in class as much. So I started wearing jeans and hoodies and that definitely made me concentrate more. Because jeans and t-shirts are considered science/maths clothes hahaha
I haven't stopped thinking about this Ted Talk since I watched it last week.
One of the greatest hindrances as a young person is feeling the creep of how guilty/inward looking I feel for spending my money on fashion. My sisters and I often shop at different thrift stores to find old t-shirts and jeans, but it would be incredibly fun to develop a unique sense of style from these stores all over the place!
Thank you Maria for your beautiful story!
Amazing speech! ;)
Such an amazing speaker 🙌
Such a great speaker, and such a weak crowd. She deserved better than that.
nice one Maria thank you.
You are what you wear!
I think pink and purple and blue. Those are my colors that bring out the best in me.
I’m so jealous…she looks beautiful from every angle
What an incredible speaker
This was amazing 💛
Thanks Maria... You've inspired me :)
This video has answered lot of my questions for which my brain was stuck from years thankyou so much for this precious information.
She's 20??!! I had to rewind a bit! She looks soooo grown!
Now that I've watched the whole video, I have to say 'wow she's amazing!!'
It's all about being yourself..... isn't it....so just go for it!!!
LOVE THIS
Can’t stop thinking about how beautiful and charismatic she is
i love your confident
Fashion does boost my confidence
Dress well and feel confident.
You might want to try a bright colored dress if you're not feeling too good, it'll brighten up your mood (it works for me🥰).
Thank you so much for this.
I am going to change my daily wears right away!!!!
This in very interesting. Has been happening to me lately!
I believe u and tbh whenevr I wear sth.I always make sure it gives ne confidence.
Charming .
Love her outfit
An introvert may even be a genius, or eventually turn into one🌟
(Hidden fact of an introvert)
Watching this on July 9th 2023. Working on a clothing brand and workinh on my one personal style
All the introverts- HEY NOW. WE CONFIDENT.
WOW !
I need a Ted talk on her highlight ✨
How does this not have more views or likes?!
Because it was not good.
@@melissawaggoner7509 lol