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User generated street style sites helped spawn the era of the personal style blog. Lookbook.nu and Chictopia collectively created enough social media attention to pave the way for the individual personal style blog phenomena. In an unprecedented move, L'Oreal Paris has created a new niche for user generated content: yourstyleyourstudio.

And it's all about Haute Hair.

Fashion Night Out in New York City inspirations:

Your Style Your Studio, blog landing page

WIN THIS MARC BY MARC JACOBS cross body strap bag

Win the above Marc by Marc Jacobs Cross Body strap bag filled with the above L'Oreal products

L'Oreal Paris recently approached me to help them launch this new hairstyle lookbook--Your Style Your Studio. To my knowledge, there exists no user generated hair style site like this--YET.
Lindbergh may have been first to cross the Atlantic,Earhart the first woman to do so, and now Your Style Your Studio is first in the niche of user generated hair style inspirations.

The site is all about YOUR inspired hair and YOUR individual style from bold colors to daring cuts to fashion forward looks. The look book, inspired by the brand's studio line of hair products as seen in the photo above, is meant for both men AND women. So if you are a guy, go forth and upload your own pictures.

I believe in this site so much, that for the first time in the 4 year history of altamira, I'm doing an exclusive giveaway sponsored by L'Oreal Paris. Not only can you win 1 of 2 Marc by Marc Jacob's leather cross body totes, but you can win it stuffed full of the exact L'Oreal hair styling products seen in the photo above. I will personally select 2 winners.

To be eligible to win 1 of 2 Marc by Marc Jacobs cross body totes stuffed full of L'Oreal products as seen in the picture above, you must:

UPLOAD A PHOTO TO YOUR STYLE YOUR STUDIO--upload your own Haute Hair style inspiration photo to the Your Style Your Studio look book. The picture should be horizontal in format and a minimum resolution of 560 x 370 pixels.

LEAVE A COMMENT by Friday, September 16th 2011 8 am Eastern Standard Time
With a URL link to your hair style photo. Make sure the URL works correctly and that it goes to the Your Style Your Studio site like this link HERE

CONTEST CLOSES on Friday, September 16th 2011 at 8 am Eastern Standard Time. The contest is open to anyone anywhere in the world. Winner to be announced on Saturday September 17th, 2011. I will personally select 2 winners based on the editorial QUALITY of the picture you upload. It's all about Haute Hair. Artsy, Avant Garde, Creative. Have fun with it. Be creative. Make your photo's better than mine as seen in the links below--as if you were submitting to Numero or Vogue.

You won't be alone in uploading images to the lookbook. I'll be uploading additional images too! Here are some of my examples but remember, you want to do better than me:
A Clean Sweep
Mod Squad
Perfectly Undone Pony
The Modern Bouffant
New Wave
Braids Envy

You can see more details from this angle.

I approached this girl when she was standing outside of Dean and Deluca. Her mom stepped out from inside of Dean and Deluca while I was bent on one knee taking my last picture (he, he explain that one in New York City). After explaining to her mother that her daughter looked great in her "urban outfitter" type style and the purpose for the picture, her mother's reaction was to introduce me to her other daughter, as if for a picture too! That they are from Sweden comes as no surprise to me at all.

I liked everything about her from her skin tone and hair style to hat and coat, and boots. Superb.

This gentleman resonates Old School New York City..he's been around for awhile and with his unique appearance, I hope he never disappears.

Last night was Fashion Night Out all over the world and the streets of New York City were shoulder-to-shoulder with people shopping, partying, and drinking pretty much everything in site. It's a wonder the city still functioned everyone was having so much fun.

Crossing paths with Yulia who is always a pleasure to see, was one highlight.

loafers -- Miu Miu
pants -- BCBG
top -- Gucci


One thing we did talk about briefly was Casting Director Jennifer Starr's statement in her recent interview with New York Magazine, ""Model street style has blown up significantly in the past few years, what do you make of it?There is no doubt in my mind that if you have authentic personal style, it will help you as a model. Look at models like Erin Wasson, Abbey Lee, Freja Beha, and Daria Webowy, all of whom have great style. Personal style indicates to me that you have a great sense of self. The key is having authentic style. You must feel comfortable with the image you're projecting; otherwise, it's obvious you're trying too hard."

This is Brian Ermanski, a New York street artist. The smoke from his pipe caught my eye and so did the facial expression of the kid in the background (who snuck his way into every shot I took).

Adorable! This is Pelin Kirca from Turkey. Instead of wearing the newly popular knit hat or fedora, she is wearing a unique cloche inspired hat. I saw another hat a few days ago which was similarly interesting.

Models on Houston Street. I actually had to stand on Houston Street to get this picture.

Street Style myth debunker: you can take a photo of someone while they are talking on their
cell phone and still be courteous and pleasant in your approach.

You may have already seen this gentleman featured in the look book section of New York magazine.

Despite 7 shots all done without a flash turning out imperfectly, this outfit was so unique, I still had to include it. The fabric on his hat isn't the usual boring and trite wool, the pointy tips on his glasses, the geometry of his English coat, the dual action zipper on his pants from Berlin, the striped socks, the suede shoes. Great outfit.

Fellow street style enthusiasts, I bring you George Camany.
He's originally from California...and check out that watch!

I found everything about this couple's style terrific. From the collar and sleeves on his plaid coat to the collar on her blouse, they made a great style statement to the streets of Soho.

On a different note, I'd like to say thanks to thefashionspot.com for including 7 pages of WhatShaunaThinks pictures in their new Sidewalk Cafe column. Registration at The Fashion Spot.com is by invite only. With over 64,544 registered members, thefashionspot.com is surely one of the internet's most visible fashion communities in existence.

This is Laura Whitcomb, owner and designer for Label. She is wearing a self made dress for her shop. Double click the picture for a high resolution enlarged image.

This is Wendy, the buyer for a new store in Nolita called Think Closet located at 242 Mulberry Street. They specialize in imports from Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Korea. Double click the picture for a high resolution enlarged image.

I was walking eastbound on Prince street approaching Lafayette when I heard the rumble from the motor on this gentleman's bike from across the street. Wow! What an absolutely amazing personality this man has as expressed through his motorized vintage bike and cigar! Remember to click or double click the picture for a high resolution enlarged image.

Meat Packing District: The skirt is from Tibi.

Nolita

I thought the contrast between these two photos truly illustrates what life is like in New York City. For one, you can see that the outfit in the Meat Packing District borders on the more conservative while the outfit in Nolita borders on the more edgy. As well, you can see how the weather changes so rapidly here. One minute it's sunny and literally one minute later, it becomes cloudy.

Beyond Lara just being very attractive and having a great hair style, I like the way she balances the feminine and masculine elements of her outfit to create a cohesive style statement. Check out a close up of her boots here.

This is BJ wearing Spanish based items from Zara and boots from Jeffrey Campbell.

Vintage Menswear turned into Sexy Womenswear? Yes!

This girl has only been in The City for three months now, but she is rocking this Suzzette Sundae outfit like a runway superstar. It's a 1970's men's tuxedo top conversion. Simply amazing.

This is Ingrid Schram. You should see her editorial work as represented by her Elite Model Management page.

One thing I've learned from doing street style in New York City is that beauty is common, but people with a great attitude, a down-to-earth heart, and who slow down to appreciate others are more rare and worth working to get to know. From the brief period that I got to speak with her, she meets all these qualities and more. Good luck with all your ambitions Ingrid! <--this picture can be enlarged to 2592 x 3888

This is Parker. I spotted him on Broadway breaking in his new shoes from Juno.

Yuhei Kidouchi, a textile and apparel executive for Takihyo sporting a Moncler down jacket from Barney's.

This is William Ismael wearing a down coat by Nicholas K and boots by Collection Privee?

Random Asian tourist in Soho at sundown.

Buckles, zippers, and black. Exactly my kind of style. When I told her I would wear every last bit of it (save the bag) she said, "That's what I like about it."

SO quirky! I love the contours on her hat, the bag, the cropped pants, the shoes.

What a fun way to wear a hoodie while on break.