Birthday Outfit And A Trip To The Zoo

aqua and gold earrings - F21
50s plaid dress - birthday gift from my dad from Small Earth Vintage!
tan t-strap wedges - DSW

Here's what I wore on my birthday day (Sunday). I was worried it was going to thunderstorm but it just rained a little while we were still in bed. I thought it was a little cooler than it was so I opted to wear this cute dress I got as a gift from my dad. The fabric is pretty airy, to my delight, so I wasn't too hot after all.



Birthday flowers from my friend Elise!



First Michael and I went to Yolk for a decadent breakfast. We were so stuffed, I don't think I've ever not felt like bursting after eating there. We poked around Paper Source afterwards since it was a block away and Michael bought himself a birthday present; a book for keeping track of music lists (songs to make out to, songs you want played at your funeral, etc). Then we headed to the Lincoln Park Zoo.



We saw pretty much everything there, and that zoo is great because it's free. I don't wanna recap each animal I saw and what they did so I'm just going to post a million photos. Look at how cute that baby panther in a box is! Omg.

































Lots of sleeping fuzzies. I'll leave you with this video of me screwing with Michael at the gift shop:

Friday Links for 04.23.10

• Tim Gunn critiques superhero costumes I will watch anything with Tim Gunn in it, I think. There's a part 2 coming soon, too! I don't know if I could "own" anything with a boob window, though.

• Floral wallpaper "blooms" when the heat is on. I want this! There needs to be more home decor this rad.

• How to write search-friendly product descriptions Might be helpful to a lot of my readers, since many of you are Etsy sellers.

• Cats and Pizza This needs no introduction...

• What type are you? This short video personality test not only tells you your personality type but also your type, by which I mean your font. I'm Marina Script! Which one are you?

Fashion: Aviary Style

No matter how well you know me, I should think either way you have gathered that I love birds. My moniker on many websites is "slubird," others, such as this blog, it's "tzipporit," which is Hebrew for "little bird." I have many bird pins, necklaces, figurines, and artwork around my house. Even, in art school, I made two different bird-themed books.

But I digress a bit. Lately I have seen a rise in aviary fashion: peacocks, owls, feathers, etc. I have compiled a smattering of pieces featuring our fine feathered friends.



Owl t-shirt from Urban Outfitters, pink feather tunic and cygnet swimsuit from Anthropologie, owl and toucan earrings from Forever21, bird on a wing dress from 13 Bees on Etsy, bird wrap skirt from Pawson Vintage on Etsy, blue peacock feather tights from Mod Cloth.