The Business of Beauty is Very Ugly | Carrie Hammer | TEDxSantaBarbara
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- Fashion designer Carrie Hammer was shocked to discover the techniques the fashion and beauty industries employ to sell products. She fills us in on the real harm that these do to our psyches and proposes some smart solutions.
Carrie Hammer started her career as an advertising sales executive and often heard that she should “dress for the job she wanted not the job she had.” This was tough advice to follow as she found a limited selection of fashionable, professional women’s clothing with a contemporary fit. As a solution, she felt she had no choice but to start a line to cater to the underserved professional woman. CARRIE HAMMER launched in 2012 in New York City to critical acclaim to deliver stylish professional wear to women.
Hammer’s passion extends beyond fashion to empowering women inside and outside of the workplace. This was exemplified in her debut fashion show during New York’s Fashion Week in February, 2014 where she featured “Role Models Not Runway Models,” and included the first ever model in a wheelchair on the runway. Hammer and her clothing line have been featured on CNBC, Fox Business News, Forbes, Good Morning America, Elle, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan, to name a few.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
OMG I love how she laughs at her own joke. I am a professional model and I can vouch for everything she says! Models I know mostly hate themselves because they're defined by their looks and are given no power. That's why I use it to self fund my own education and enhance my own brain on my own time. Modeling doesn't need to dominate your life, but many models let it.
Danielle D hey I'm a model too and I'm currently writing a Ted talk about the industry, would be great to hear your thoughts :)
And you'll be entirely invisible before you know it, too.
I know exactly what you mean. And I did the same. Now I became psychologist. And guess what? I’am specialized in body image 😉
she had a tough crowd smh
She is an excellent and engaged presenter, but the audience so dry and blah. Why did some of those people choose to be there if they had absolutely no interest in the topic.
She wears lots of make-up, her nails are polished, her hair are ironed, maybe what she is contradicts what she says.
LOL, I agree, Britt P. ! She is an awesome speaker.
I totally agreed
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I guess because they were there for other topics that they were more interested in. There were probably many talks. Simple as that.
why do we live in such a beauty-centric and anti-ageist society
umeonisofien chioma natasha Dikio biology
anti-ageist? does that mean expecting everyone to want to look young and deeming looking older as less beautiful? this is new to me
@@monicasaenz141 it was a question 😐
Because humans seek out beauty. We're attracted to it. That's been the truth since the beginning of our species. Even birds use beauty to attract mates.
Because looking nice is good for peoples egos and for people who are looking at the person who is beautiful
YES!! Women not feeling beautiful is a huge issue! thank you for sharing this so perfectly!
but when those same women who don't feel beautiful make a man feel unattractive because he's not a 6'2" muscular male model that's perfectly fine right?
Mingas can have purpose to.
Could it be that you are constantly putting up some glossy walls that make you ashmed to be natural? Gee who knows why
@@KeepinItOneHunnnid you exercise your body by making it healthy, you uptnon makeup to hide and forget that you are human and are not perfect
I'm literally clapping after every sentence she says alone in my room. her audience is so dry and no interested in her talk. why are they there if they are not going to listen. great presentation!
I love her presentation
YES.
I think is because in this video they only used her the audio track.
I know, and to think people say "you're only as worthy as your audience!" WTF, were those guys asleep or what? What carrie had to say had me jumping about, they should have been too!!
Why did no one laugh at her jokes? It was so awkward.
maybe we can't hear
they are there's just no mic out there
Maybe they didn’t think they were funny
"Jokes"
I heard somewhere audience is not allowed to make noise in ted talks or they are filtered and edited before being posted
Why fit in when you're born to stand out.
I believe that its our flaws that make us different.
Wow, great point!
Should we really call them flaws?
@@Lekshmitalks not really!!!!
Exactly... Do you know what happens when girls think they aren't beautiful? "Huge impacts. Echoing impacts." All in our society from our mothers, girlfriends, sisters, friends, teachers, etc. "This affects every aspect of our society" -- because when we stop being confident and we stop being our best selves.
"Be a role model for someone in your life and show what individualistic beauty looks like".
Her speech is mind-blowing! THANK YOU
I give her a lot of credit for being unfazed by the audience not responding to her jokes. She remained composed and on message. Forget about her appearance. She did a great job! Props! The Audience was full of dead people.
I would love this woman's clients & models to be mainstream. We don't want models, we NEED role models
Take Marie Curie as role model! Or Elise Meitner.
Be your own role model. People will try to sell you junk all the time
One of the most inspiring TEDx talks ever. Thank you Carrie Hammer for such a well-worded presentation with real content. The power of media should be used to emancipate women worldwide and change the image currently sold as "perfection" around the globe. Your cause gives me hope that we're finally onto something and makes me work harder to achieve this vision.
I agree.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😊
I remember the first time I heard kids getting their school photos Photoshopped. I thought "photos are meant to capture are story. You can't remember having acne as a teen if Photoshopping it out."
My school photo wasn't Photoshopped. My hair was wet on top, so it looked oily. Before hand I had been in the rain.
"Not feeling beautiful means not feeling powerful"
How about we also encourage neutrality towards our bodies as well. Beauty isn't everything, and it's okay to not feel beautiful. It's okay to not prioritize beauty as important.
Thats what i say too!
Emma Cat yesss
I wish everyone could read this comment!
I've seen a lot of TED talks, and this is one of the top 3. Thank you. For all of us who have never fit that magazine, now instagram mode, this should be shown in elementary school, middle school, high school and before going to college. I have boycotted VS before I lost the ability to fit into their male-gazed oriented view. You are a role model Carrie.
Audience so dry. If I were here I could've been doing back flips.
True....
I don't wanna break my body parts so I will just do fortnite.
I think they are so captivated by her words they are just taking it in silence and awe
😂😂...count me in
Her speech was so powerful and she's really inspirational. Honestly, the audience was dry as balls; I would be giving her a standing ovation after that.
People are inherently pretty- all of them. I stopped buying magazines when I realized they were nothing but ads that I was paying for and a waste of trees. I began to see makeup as a tool to express and enhance my strengths, not "fix" the "weaknesses." Wear what you like. If it ends up in a magazine, so what.
I am beautiful, even when I'm not
My new favorite Tedtalk!!! Love this, thank you so much for blazing this trail for us, the world desperately needs your Runway Revolution.
GraceSmithTV 😍😍😍😍
Not everyone is beautiful, though. And that's the thing-that shouldn't matter. You are worth more than looks. I say this as an average looking and somewhat overweight man, though...probably less pressure on me. But I always feel as though I pale in comparison to other guys looks wise.
I beg to differ. I think everyone is beautiful. Beauty does not have a specific look. The thing is, people are attracted to different things. One girl/guy might be considered more attractive by a group of people than another girl/guy, but that does not mean that either girl/guy is more or less beautiful than the other. It's a matter of beauty vs attraction but attraction is a matter of opinion. What people consider attractive may change over time, does that mean the people who look like what was previously considered attractive are no longer beautiful? No. I agree that we are worth more than our looks but just because you may not fit what you think is the societal standards of beauty (or what the majority think is attractive), it does not mean you are not beautiful.
Beauty is not pretty.
Pretty might be the standard of 'beauty' in industries but beauty is what makes your heart say thanks for a chance to encounter that.
The thing is, beauty is more than looks, so everyone has beauty in them
I saw on a Reddit post once that instead of saying everyone is beautiful, we should be spreading the message that it's fine to NOT be beautiful.
The roots of her business are in something holistic. This woman deserves success because her mind is in the right place.
Fabulous message, more people should hear. Thanks for caring to make a difference.
She was so good that it left the audience speechless.
This is my favourite talk so far! Also, showing up to a Ted talk in a cape is such a power move
this talk is absolutely amazing but, I wish more people talked about people having image issues and not just women because everyone has image problems but men just don't talk about it, speaking as a male who is extremely self conscious and wears makeup to make myself feel happy and attractive
Why don't you try to start the conversation? Women know their own self-image as reflected in media from the time they're little girls. They know what boys say about them and to them from the earliest years of school. Even their parents tell them how they should be beautiful and X or Y is what makes beauty. Only men know how they've fallen for the myths of male beauty, so only men can fight it together.
Hafwai Officially u are male u don't need it
Hafwai Officially this is for WOMEN
Women are always asked to do all the emotional labour for men, it's exhausting. Do your own damn TED talk instead of crying "but what about the meeeeeeeeen???" when it's a talk about women, by a woman.
@@ninninin656 ^ this. 100 times yes!!
I love this type of speech, it makes me more confident and make me feel beautiful the way i am. I love myself more than before
OMG Carrie Hammer......consider my mind altered!!!! I am speechless..
the whole world is crazy
true
yes. isn't that beautiful? just remember though, that we're all in it together, and working it out, together.
Spend more on ourselves, less on our selfies
Loved that she had a chuckle about that joke 😁
Here after 2.7 year just to say that Carrie Hammer you were totally awesome in this session.
The best Ted talk I've heard in ages. I don't think her jokes are funny, because the underlying message is so sad. All my life I've not felt beautiful enough. I still don't, but I feel a lot better after watching this talk. Thank you ❤
What an awesome person she is! So authentic, good-hearted and strong!
Thank you for this!!! Carrie...Thank you for this wonderful topic and speech. It's when you see the beauty in someone because of who they are inside and the good impact in the lives of others.
She is a groundbreaking woman and I love that she is not saying: do not wear makeup or straighten your hair, but feel good in your own skin no matter what, do not idolize the ads that target women to be some kind of, unrealistic image --GREAT talk.
You don't need to feel beautiful on the outside as long as you are beautiful on the inside.
Beauty is strictly visual, there's no such thing as beauty on the inside. In fact, by asserting that, we just reinforce the idea that beauty is the ultimate trait that everyone needs to have. We won't solve the problem by including more people into the 'beautiful' category, we just need to not put so much emphasis on beuty and remind ourselves that not being beautiful is okay too.
@@vitbrichnac9405 totally
agree
She deserved a better audience
Amazing talk, one of my favorites!!
I think, that men have created this business, and they will keep their's imagined Beauty Queens alive.
Magdalena P. It’s not just men. Women oppress and keep other women down in business a lot. There’s a few interesting TED talks about it.
Good point.
it’s all about $$$ unfortunately
I can relate so much to this! I've been told I'm to skinny that I'm not like " other girls". My husband loves me for me & I feel comfortable in my own skin at 30. I eat healthy for my health , I take care of my face so I feel healthy I excersize so I feel healthy. I dress like how I want to as a tomboy. Im finally happy in my own skin.
Happy for you
This ted talk is amazing, I would love to be a role model for others, it would be so flattering if people looked up to me. Everybody is beautiful in their own unique way.
Chloe Jayde I think you missed the point. Why do people need to be beautiful? What is beautiful? If it is subjective then why can't you be beautiful? When you say their own "unique" way, you are saying there is a normal way to define beauty which therefore means everyone is not beautiful. Beauty is not something to always be desired and we only desire it because we know men do. It sucks to be a woman.
Chloe Jayde you are beautiful!
@@ASmith-jn7kf
That's very true; science has proven there is objective beauty.
It's quite clear.
Additionally: her comment was wonderful.
Yaasss gurl! That's what I'm talking about, that was so awesome! Thank you for that 🌹
Thank you for this video !!!! Women definitely need to know this. Can’t wait to share!!!!!
I love these lines that she said: Beauty lies what we do in the world not what we look like. Beauty lies in our
passion, purposes, and accomplishments,. Beauty lies in the role model, be somebody's role model. Be you - beuitiful :)
This presentation is very powerful, aspiring, and compassionate. Thank you so much. Please continue empowering the woman that already had destroyed confidence for long long time. Enlighten the life of other people an heal the depressions grounded and place light in them
So legit!! I love this! Thank you!
how about teaching your child to see validation within and not through someone else or cover?
You have to teach them both. To treat others with respect it is important to know that beauty is not everything. But to survive in our visual society you have to know about the fact that the more beautiful you are, the higher are your chances to be successful in life. It's sad, but it's true.
Its not only about the parents though, because even if you try to teach that to your child, they can still be easily influenced by society, other people around them, school and friends and stuff
I can relate to all her stories! Things are different now and beauty is being redefined thankfully.
When your heart is beautiful, you are beautiful!
YES!!!!
Word!
I always knew about photoshopping but wow, this video explains how deep this goes. That is why I asked my wedding photographer when I renewed my vows last June not to Photoshop my photos too much because I wanted the images to still look like me :)
Why not ask them to be UNTOUCHED, period? Or isn't it missing the point? Change the lighting, then.
Most people don't even stay married, so there's always next time.
I love this video! So true and so meaningful! I wish we all start embarrass positive role models for beauty standards instead of under age girls and Kardashians.
OMG I was wondering where she found her clothes and it's actually hers, they are GORGEOUS, love the elegance, hope it goes well
I really love the message of how damaging the beauty industry is and how unrealistic beauty standards hurt women, however instead of "here's reasons you're actually beautiful / here's how to still feel beautiful" I'm more of a fan of, why is beauty so important in the first place? Why is it so necessary for me to feel beautiful to feel like a human being who's worthy of respect?" I mean, a man doesn't need to feel beautiful to feel powerful or worthwhile, so why do I? That's why I rock the short hair, bare face, and comfortable and practical clothes because being a woman shouldn't mean having to care about my looks to be worthy and powerful.
thank you Carrie! you are doing great job!
Every other sentence is a strong statement. Thank You Carrie!
Deep exploration of cruelty of beauty as sold to the population. Makes me think deeper about this.
Great talk. Thank you.
What a fabulous ted talk thanks Carrie! you are rogue! ! !
Brilliant! Simply awe inspiring!
I loved this speach, there's a lot to learn from this! So nice to see that she started something which had an impact ln people and the runway.
I love her outfit.
Amazing talk!
Great talk!
This was great! I love her! 👊
I have to say I was really distracted with her smiling throughout the entire lecture. Let me explain myself. I loved her lecture and her ideas. She seems like a lovely person. For me, the topic was a bit too dark to warrant constant smiling throughout it. Maybe it’s a defense mechanism for her. I actually do the same thing. I smile when I’m uncomfortable or sad because I don’t like people knowing that I’ve been affected. It was a lovely lecture and I’d highly recommend it to everyone I know. It just reminded me of a scene in the movie The Truth About Cats & Dogs where Uma was practicing for a newscaster position and was reporting on a deadly accident where people died and was smiling throughout it all.
I used to want plastic surgery as a teenager and now I've accepted my past insecurities as things I embrace; a small chest, a distinct nose profile. My nose makes me memorable bc it's not the same as we see in magazines, and I'm more recognizable. My chest doesn't weigh me down, giving me back issues, I can go braless and fit into cute tops, things I hadn't appreciated in my teens.
I wish I could instil in my friends who worship instagram influencers, that they are so beautiful and those images are SO FAKE. They've bought the message that their looks define their life. But they absolutely do not. I wish they understood and wanted to be happy with how they look so they can focus on more important things.
I love your comment, and couldn't agree more. 25 years ago, I also wanted plastic surgery for my small, almost nonexistent chest. I'm happy that my mom talked me out of it and since then I've been actively working on loving my body. Being teased all through school for being 'skinny' did a number on my self esteem and colored the way that I saw how a woman's body was supposed to look. Fighting against the mainstream idea of what beauty is can be somewhat challenging. I'm happy you have learned to love and fully accept yourself and all of your beauty, profile and all. 💜
!!!!!!!! Such a good talk
I think Carrie Hammer is an amazing woman & what she's doing is revolutionary, more power to her!... "Viva le runway revolution!!" 💔🤝💖🙏😎
This speech is so empowering!!
I adore the girl I am in love with natural curly hair, big bright eyes and freckles.. wtf
This is amazingly motivational
Real deal! it's a wide eye opening into realization of each individual.Thank you for sharing the reality of our daily lives.From Baguio City, Philippines with love God bless you!
Loved the talk. The audience is so dead, my goodness. I enjoyed this talk.... lovely 😊
This woman is amazing! And so inspirational!
Interesting presentation - but I did raise my eyebrows where she said her "curly hair doesnt define her" but yet she has had it straightened for the talk?
qhats the problem with straightening her hair and wearing makeup? As long as she's doing it because she likes it, it's okay, it's also achievable, unlike some photoshop editing
Congratulations on creating a, "Real world on Fire!" Keep it up and keep it going!
Carrie amazing talk, Impressive presentation, powerful message you have, not models but women who are successful.
Sonya Davidson
badgirl
The message really comes through when delivered by someone wearing makeup, lipstick, nail polish, high heels...etc etc.
Fake it til you make it, I guess??
All the women, please stand up. Give her a bow.
loll
wow!!! LOVED THIS
She sounds very nervous. The audience isn’t making a peep either... which probably isn’t helping
It's probably that rasp in her voice.
One of the most important ted talks for every women on earth ❤❤
You are amazing!
Thank you for sharing. This is very important for girls to know.
However, it is important to recognize that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Embracing diversity and promoting inclusive beauty standards can help individuals feel confident and beautiful in their own unique way.
Awesome ted talk! We need more role models
Thank you
That was beautiful 💖💖
Im proud to say i fall in the 4% category because for me education is everything. tq for this talk. very uplifting!!!
nicky lin me too it’s said that so few women realize how important education is since once your looks fade it’s all you have and is one of the few things that will get you actual power
@@neigeepierrot4694 absolutely 👌.
Thank you for the video.
Kindness makes you beautiful no matter how you look like.
incredible talk. WOW
I. Love and respect you. So Much. MY HERO❤️
She is so strong!! Voice of the powerful!
True all is true, hard truth
Love this video ❤
GOOD FOR YOU
I love this a lot 😄
Just want to say that her message isn't written off just because she is wearing makeup and has straightened her hair. You can believe you're beautiful but still dress up and enhance that beauty. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I have a skin condition called Rosacea, which makes the skin on my face sensitive and bright red, and I often embrace my natural skin but sometimes I put on a little make up to make it a little less noticeable. There's nothing wrong with that, it doesn't mean I don't think I'm beautiful.
And about her comparing her curly hair to her friends disability- She wasn't placing her insecurities about her hair to that model's disability, she was making the point that her wheelchair shouldn't define her or hold her back, just as curly hair or freckles shouldn't either. Everyone has insecurities, some more serious than others, she was just saying that we shouldn't let them define us no matter how big or small they are.
I definitely think her talk could've been better, I think she should've went into more depth about natural beauty and she should've showed a more diverse set of models. But at the end of the day, she is still spreading a good message. We are all beautiful in our own ways and we all deserve to feel beautiful.
Kirstin Brown Curly haired people aren’t systematically oppressed. Curly haired people aren’t being denied housing, jobs, medical care for their curliness.
Also, she could always straighten her hair, but disabled people can’t stop being disabled. That’s why people got mad at her comparing her hair to being handicapped.
Thanks !
Well said 👏👏👏👏👌