Some important advice Li gave in her podcast I have noted below. during this whole pandemic her view on the virus was something I found really inspiring and interesting. Instead of always looking at the bad she opens up ways we can grow and move forward as a community. Featured below I have noted important quotes from the podcast. 

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• Power of the Amateur: everything is up for renewal- invent everything from scratch.

• Micro Situation: Staying in creative commune- congregate with creative people in the evening to exchange ideas.

• Slow Rhythm - removed from society, relieved from tasks, feelings of abandon of the daily business.

• Not a happy situation, something so new in what you experience.

• Take care of ourselves and loved ones. - interesting virus.

• This virus is a gift- obviously a human and economic cost

• Positivity coming from the virus: Short term pains of job loss and Bankruptcy, ill health - 

• Virus- Collective conscience at work - brings to light what is so wrong with society- teaches us to slow down and to change our ways

• Behaviour and mentality of people are changing - the need for togetherness and  mutual parties- get in touch with people you haven't seen in as long time.

• Work at a more leisurely pace- more time for movement, no need to consume.

• Small and bigger signs that people are intrinsically understanding

• Reset society and make a new world on what is essential and what is not - how can we create new systems which would be much less polluting, energy taking,

• Greed - big enemy of this all- virus is fighting the greed virus- two powers competing.

• Money has derailed society.

• The less you have the more creative you are- reconnect.

• Consumption: T-shirt being less expensive than a sand which

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What happens to fast fashion?

• Wont go back to normal so fast: non accessibility of textiles

• Long cycle of sparseness -

• Heavy boots for grounding

• Knits- In a time of crisis people love knits

• Craving tactility-  completely reset the way we produce and consume/ dress.

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What happens to the industry of fashion

• Many stores will need to be consolidated, more space- less merchandise, more contained and compacted, more easy to choose and more attractive

• Designers will not have to make extra drops.

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• Opportunity for change

• Importance of craft and crafted textiles

• Advocate for making

• Trends of next knitwear

• "go back to learn s o you can add layers of knowledge to your life_the power of the amateur.