Mondays Muse | Sade Adu

No Ordinary Love.

“ I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn’t bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat. As long as he was a good guy, and I’ve ended up with an educated thug.”

~Sade Adu

Love + Hustle

I want to introduce you to my latest fashion story, Love + Hustle. A seventies fashion take on a modern day love story. Featuring renowned tattoo artist and rapper Isaiah Toothtaker and his fiancee Caroline Jackson. Featured in this month’s issue of Zocalo Magazine and shot in an amazing 1970s time capsule house offered by Atomic Tucson.

Creative Director + Stylist: Sydney Ballesteros

Photographer: Puspa Lohmeyer

Producer: Michelle Hotchkiss

Models: Isaiah Toothtaker and Caroline Jackson

Makeup: Tangie Duffey

Hair: Raul Mendoza

Wardrobe: Black Cat Vintage, How Sweet it Was Vintage, Razzle Dazzle, Desert Vintage, Buffalo Exchange, OZMA Atelier, Isaiah Toothtaker

Happy Valentines Day!

just a few pretty little touches to add to your wardrobe, and make you feel special and inspired on this heart filled lovely day! 

p.s.-don’t forget to wear the red lippies!

1. red satin bra {stella mccartney} net-a-porter | 2. ysl le rouge lipstick: nordstroms | 3. lulu guinness card holder | 4. heart stud earrings: kate spade | 5. red cat eye sunglasses: kate spade | 6. heart toe flats: charlotte olympia 

happy valentines day!

xo~syd