Shown as part of Paris Fashion Week in October 2007 - in place of a traditional catwalk show - to present Hussein Chalayan's Spring/Summer 2008 collection, 'Readings' by Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben invited SHOWstudio viewers to propose audio treatments for a bricolage soundtrack curated by Antony Hegarty of Antony & The Johnsons in direct response to the clothes.
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Seven questions, seven films: watch these single-question interview snippets as Hussein Chalayan expands on the ideas behind Readings - both the collection and the SHOWstudio project.
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How did you initiate the idea for this collection, 'Readings'?
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How did you start that research?
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At what stage in the year would the work begin?
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Take us through the different sections of the 'Readings' collection.
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How important are the fabrics?
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The Sun-worshipping aspect of your research..
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Which aspects of the brief should SHOWstudio viewers be mindful of?
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How did you initiate the idea for this collection, 'Readings'?
How did you initiate the idea for this collection, 'Readings'?
Question: How did you initiate the idea for your Spring/Summer 2008 collection, Readings?Question: How did you initiate the idea for your Spring/Summer 2008 collection, Readings?
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How did you start that research?
How did you start that research?
Question:How did you start that research?Question:How did you start that research?
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At what stage in the year would the work begin?
At what stage in the year would the work begin?
Question: At what stage in the year would that work begin?Question: At what stage in the year would that work begin?
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Take us through the different sections of the 'Readings' collection.
Take us through the different sections of the 'Readings' collection.
Question: Take us through the different sections of the Readings collection.Question: Take us through the different sections of the Readings collection.
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How important are the fabrics?
How important are the fabrics?
Question: How important are the fabrics?Question: How important are the fabrics?
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The Sun-worshipping aspect of your research..
The Sun-worshipping aspect of your research..
Question: The Sun-worshipping aspect of your research is most apparent in the way you have chosen to use technology.Question: The Sun-worshipping aspect of your research is most apparent in the way you have chosen to use technology.
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Which aspects of the brief should SHOWstudio viewers be mindful of?
Which aspects of the brief should SHOWstudio viewers be mindful of?
Question: Which aspects of the brief should SHOWstudio viewers be mindful of in proposing their musical directions?Question: Which aspects of the brief should SHOWstudio viewers be mindful of in proposing their musical directions?