Guest Contribution by Stephanie Nahas

SHOWstudio is the award-winning fashion website dedicated to the constant innovation for which fashion is presented online. Established by Nick Knight, SHOWstudio has pioneered “Fashion Film” and is now acknowledged as the leading force behind this new medium. From live broadcasts from catwalk shows to a behind the scenes look at fashion shoots, SHOWstudio allows an international audience instant and unparalleled access to the previously closed world of high fashion.

Alexander McQueen PUMA showcased two new projects in collaboration with world renowned photographer Nick Knight and SHOWstudio.com at the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2010 sport-fashion collection at Milan Men’s Fashion Week.
The Alexander McQueen PUMA Iconic Image “Crane Vs Tiger” and the "RAW POWER" film competition.

1///// The Milan event unveiled for the first time the new Alexander McQueen PUMA iconic image “Crane Vs Tiger”, photographed by fashion photographer Nick Knight with Creative Direction from Alexander McQueen.
An inspired interpretation of the Alexander McQueen PUMA concept of ‘Power’, the image reveals a dramatic duel between a man morphed with a tiger and a woman fused into a flying crane silhouetted against luminous shards of light. (image above)

2///// SHOWstudio invites you to collaborate with Nick Knight, Alexander McQueen and PUMA in a unique competition designed to push the boundaries of filmmaking and fashion imagery creation to the very limit. Their “RAW POWER” competition offers young filmmakers, artists and directors the chance to create a video short by splicing their own unique film material with footage captured during Nick Knight's 'Crane Vs. Tiger' shoot for the Alexander McQueen PUMA S/S 2010 campaign.
The one winning filmmaker, chosen by Nick Knight and Alexander McQueen, will be commissioned to direct the Alexander McQueen PUMA Spring/Summer 2010 art movie, previewed on major fashion websites and visible in key fashion department stores and boutiques worldwide from January 2010.

*** Fashion your own unique film
to win a chance to collaborate
with Alexander McQueen ***

Video footage from the Alexander McQueen PUMA “Crane Vs Tiger” shoot together with music tracks is available to download from SHOWstudio.com from 10th July 2009. The “Raw Power’ competition is open to young filmmakers, directors and artists who will be asked to creatively combine the existing footage with their own film material to produce a unique short film up to 2 minutes in length.

 DOWNLOAD FOOTAGE HERE

***Submissions can be posted back onto SHOWstudio.com
until 12th October 2009***

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