Red

Red is the great clarifier-bright and revealing. I can’t imagine becoming bored with red, it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.

~Diana Vreeland

photos via: puspa lohmeyer

There is just something about the color red. When you put it on, you just feel something.

xo~Syd

hat: h&m | blouse:vintage | shoes: nordstroms | watch: coach

So Very Gatsby.....

Carey Mulligan is every bit of picture perfect in the May issue of Vogue; she is the epitome of 1920s glamour and prosperity right down to her oxblood lips and charcoal eyes. Not to mention the beautiful collaboration of Tiffany & Co. deco era inspired jewels and a Miuccia Prada design. Throwing Leo in the mix is just the icing on the cake. I will be counting the days to see the Baz Luhrmann produced remake of The Great Gatsby, out next month. It looks like it's just the bee's knee's!

xo~Syd

Spring Reading

These lovely books are on my reading wish list for spring. I anticipate the warmer days spent outdoors ahead….cozying up with a little inspiration and wonder in the garden sounds nice and relaxing.

Audrey In Rome
(I’ve been especially waiting for this one)

Paris Street Style

Zelda Fitzgerald

Balenciaga

What are you reading this spring?

xo~Syd

Vintage Vegas

Last month we packed up the crew and headed out to Las Vegas Nevada, to shoot the first editorial of Spring 2013 for Black Cat Vintage. Spending time in Vegas, means 1960s Ginger McKenna style. There really is no other way.

Vegas craves the glamour of its vintage past, when extravagance and mystery made Sin City--and its women--notorious. White fringe, metallic brocade and electric colors made rooms stand still in a city that never stopped moving.

This is our love story to vintage Vegas.  And for our "Ginger," love costs money.

Viva Las Vegas.

~Sydney Ballesteros


credits:
creative director + stylist: sydney ballesteros | photography: stacia lugo | model: paige pacheco {ford/rba} | makeup: tangie duffey | hair: raul mendoza | wardrobe: black cat vintage| shot on location in las vegas, nevada.

Janie Bryant’s Los Feliz Home

Since tonight is the Season 6 premiere of Mad Men (I can’t wait!). I thought this post was the most appropriate to share today! Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant’s home is just as lovely as her eye for style! Her impeccable taste for vintage clothing is a perfect match to what I would imagine her decorating style and eye for lovely vintage touches in her home and collections would be.

Elle Decor recently shot her Los Feliz home in Los Angeles, California. It is just divine.

photos via: elle decor

Cheers to the premiere of Mad Men, Season 6 tonight!

xo~Syd

What’s your sign?

I am just giddy over these zodiac loafers from Charlotte Olympia. I wear my Pisces sign proudly on my sleeve, so indeed I need to own a pair of these soon…..Putting them on my wish list for spring!

Oh! Did I mention…..there is a matching clutch too :)

What color is your sign?

xo~Syd

New York Times Feature

I just wanted to share this quick little bit of excitement with you!

I was pretty over the moon about being #3 in a featured Fashion and Style section of the NY Times!

The theme was black and gold, and this vintage military style jacket held it’s own, all the way from Tucson, AZ.

xo~syd

photo by puspa lohmeyer 

Leather Mix

Touches of leather are what this outfit is all about. It just makes everything instantly edgy and chic, especially when paired with sneakers and a varsity jacket. My version of tomboy chic.

I decided to bend the rules a little bit, and wear my leather skirt with sneakers. I like it.

photos via: puspa lohmeyer

leather + mink hat: vintage sixties | silk baseball raglan top: club monaco | leather pants: h+m | leather skirt: vintage | sneakers: jack purcell converse | gold watch: coach

xo~Syd

A Sailor’s Touch…..

Summertime is just around the corner and that gives thought to lighter clothing, vacations and relaxation. The happy emotions of longer days, sun, sand and water start to set in. These lovely selections add just the right amount of nautical touch to a timeless summer wardrobe. 

No. 1: Coach | No. 2: Kate Spade | No. 3: RED Valentino | No. 4: Stuart Weitzman | No. 5: Ferragamo | No. 6: Topshop