The Shop: Animal Sweater

I have been seeing a lot of animal sweaters around this season, particularly this one in the November Urban Outfitters catalog. It's sort of so uncool it's cool, like Bret from Flight of the Conchords and his 80's animal shirts.

So imagine my surprise when I am shopping for Teacup and I come across this handmade, zip back hooded infant sweater of the same theme! I love it. Look at that collie dog detail, so charming.

-Twill

Vintage Photograph

Hetty (Twill), 1987. First day of Montessori.

In honor of fall and the start of a new school year, here is a photo of me on my very first day of school at age 3. Yes, the book Colors CAN be read upside down (good thing I was so cute in my plaid dress, nobody noticed).

-Twill

Vintage Photograph

I remembered this photo after seeing the one of me in Amsterdam. Here I am at about 2 years old smelling the "ant flowers" in my yard, sporting a grandma knit sweater, oshkosh b'gosh overalls and a cute white T.  For years, I thought that these flowers were where ants came from because they would swarm out of each bloom, as though it was their womb.

I still smell the flowers with the same excitement and wonder.

-Ladybird

Vintage Photograph

Erick, my brother, looking nerdy chic with his plaid button up, not one but TWO belts (for extra awesomeness), sporting a gun of some kind with green plastic glasses and a visor. This kid was surely destined for great things. Today, my bro is an artist and naturalist living between Alaska and San Diego, and I am pretty sure you can still find him sporting this look today.

-Ladybird