https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1coLf8sK9mzI_nBcif-64JmJXcRrnEn3k?usp=sharing
Poonam is a director ad course leader at Parsons in Mumbai. She was my tutor and has been my mentor ever since. She has more than 25 years of experience in the India fashion industry. While interviewing her, my focus was on the changing format of magazines and Indian artisans. The video of the interview is shared on the link above. The questions included:
- Do you read digital fashion magazines?
- Whats missing in fashion magazines today?
- Whats excessive and feels unwanted in todays fashion magazines?
- Interactive/experiential fashion magazine promoting artists and sustainable fashion?
- What do you think of a mix of global and local fashion from lesser known cultures?
- Would you like to know more about the ‘not so famous’ native crafts and artists from around the globe? (For example Batik printing from Indonesia or the precious embroideries from India)
- Why?
- As a Program Director at a leading arts institution in India, do you see a gap in the market to appreciate the heritage crafts from various countries?
- Do you like watching 360 degrees videos?
- Why?
- What do you think about viewing the process of creating native crafts in the format of 360 degrees videos?
- Do they help you gain a better perspective on the stories/articles? Why?
- Have you come across a magazine that uses 360 degrees videos as a part of their content?
- Would you recommend any other form of technology to be used to create fashion media to help the dictate the above mentioned narratives better?
- Are you interested in buying ethically created ensembles and accessories? Would you pay more for them? How much more ? (In percentage)