Off Duty Mermaid Style

[Mermaid Clarity]

This is a bit of a two-parter

I was just curious if anyone out there wore anything in their day to day stuff that was sort of... mermaid-ey?

Personally, my clothes and my style have always been a little nautical but the increased amount of turquoise and blues in my wardrobe has sort of gone up since I started putting real consideration on working on a mermaid tail and I have a lot of shell and starfish hair clips that have been getting more daily wear and pearls have made more appearances. oh also:

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My friend got me that shirt a while back. It gets a bit more wear than it did now.

Part 2 I guess is does anyone have ideas of some good off-duty mer style? I'm just curious now. Have you come across something that reminds you of the sea? I think it'd be fun to share some of our fishy fashion finds.

Oh god I just said that. I'm sorry, that was cheesy -dies-

[Mermaid Cecelia]

I am currently saving for a tail, so no mer clothes yet although I have "liked" hundreds of stuff on etsy that I plan to buy after my tail :P I do have a ton of mer themed jewelry and accessories though :)

[Mermaid Dottie]

Oh, yeah! Anything scaley. There were some dresses and skirts at wal mart a while back that were scaled, and of course I had to have them.
I also wear seashells and things in my hair a lot when I go out. I love pearls (especially freshwater) and I wear them as earrings or necklaces, and I have a silver starfish cuff bracelet my sis-in-law gave me, and my mom got me the most amazing purse for christmas. I guess it's designer, but I couldn't care less. It's gorgeous and covered in fish, and it's ENORMOUS so I can fit all my kiddos extras in with my stuff, or take it to the pool with my towel and everything. I also had a way cute idea for a boho seaweed headband that I might make.
So yeah, anything mermaidy, I'll wear it out in public. :D

[Mermaid Clarity]

Ooooh, I'd love to see how the Boho seaweed headband turns out!

[Miyu]

I'm working on my spandex tail (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?6933-Miyu-s-POTC-inspired-fabric-tail), and hope to make the leftovers into some leggings. I. LOVE. LEGGINGS.

I'm also working on finishing up a fairy kei/lolita salopette dress made out of vintage The Little Mermaid sheets... Just picked up some perfect ribbon and buttons today, the last things I needed, so now to start playing with my sewing machine (I'm tired of hand sewing now, LOL)!

I also have the pieces cut out for a mermaid-y peplum skirt that I plan to wear both in tail and out (and it looks cute with the above dress, I think). It's a seafoam-coloured vintage(ish?) lace fabric, but it is SO SOFT <3. Not scratchy like a lot of lace fabric I find these days, and a decent pattern to it.

I wear the same jewelry/hair accessories to the store as I do when "being a mermaid".

I'm also making crochet scaled footwarmers! I'm offering them for my "fundraiser" now, but they'll become a regular item in my shop once I raise the money I need!

[Mermaid Dottie]

I'm also making crochet scaled footwarmers!
:jawdrop: you are? that sounds so comfy....

[SeaGlass Siren]

I'm a corporate mermaid. So my office attire consists of a lot of turquoise, blues and greens, and mermaid bling. I do also have pink orange and purple mermaid tops so it's not strictly "blue-only"

[SeaGlass Siren]

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Casual Wear. since its winter and its like super cold out thi is kinda what i usually wear. the shortsleeved shirts, i'd like to wear a black hoodie over top


The third image is supposed to say "my name is dinglehopper" but my computer cam sucks.

[Mermaid Cecelia]

I'm using my iPhone at the moment and have posted photos while using the iPhone. I do not use tapatalk, so if you use safari and do the whole reply to thread thing and then click the button with the box around the picture of the tree, then it will ask you to upload a picture. Click the choose file button under "from your computer" and it should take you to your camera roll. Then choose one. A lot of times the picture is too big and you'll have to crop the heck out of it beforehand :P

[SeaGlass Siren]

Casual Office attire

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Most of these clothes I bought at Forever 21 and Urban behaviour/ Urban planet/ Sirens. two of them are from adorkable apparel. the seashell top i actually have 2 versions of that top (one for sleeping/ summerwear, the one in the picture for office and winter wear)

and i always wear these with black jeggings because my legs are sensitive and i hate jeans&dresspants :( . usually i wear black/brown or grey knee length boots because its winter now :( in normal weather i wear black or gold flats.

[SeaGlass Siren]

I'm using my iPhone at the moment and have posted photos while using the iPhone. I do not use tapatalk, so if you use safari and do the whole reply to thread thing and then click the button with the box around the picture of the tree, then it will ask you to upload a picture. Click the choose file button under "from your computer" and it should take you to your camera roll. Then choose one. A lot of times the picture is too big and you'll have to crop the heck out of it beforehand :P
lol i decided not to be lazy and hopped on the computer anyway x) thanks for the info!

[Mermaid Cecelia]

Hahaha no prob :P

[SeaGlass Siren]

i feel like i'm oversaturating this thread with my pictures so if anyone wants to dilute this thread with their own images, please i'm begging lol!!

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Pearls were given to me as gifts. i actually don't buy pearls because of the way they're obtained ._.

[Mermaid Clarity]

SeaGlass, those are really cool pieces, I love the nautilus-looking necklace, in particular. I don't have many pieces of my mermaidier stuff so here are some awkward pictures from my facebook that have some of my mermaidier outfits. They also coincidentally are days I curled my hair, go figure.

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Excuse the room, this was a photo from when I was moving out of my apartment. For some reason I can't use the "upload from my computer" option so these are shitty facebook photos. But yeah, a lot of nautical stripes appear in my wardrobe, and I have a sort of infamous starfish hair clip that I wear A LOT.

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From this past weekend at the aquarium, I don't know why crochet feels ocean-ey mermaid-ey to me but teals are also making more of an appearance in my wardrobe

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Also for a short period of time, my hair was blue. But that was also for an event I was working. Seriously, my hair isn't naturally curly, I just only found pictures where they were.

[Mermaid Clarity]

Also, a poke through Polyvore is kind of fun when you search terms like mermaid:

http://www.polyvore.com/im_really_mermaid/set?id=102157055

http://www.polyvore.com/chicnova.com/set?id=94544532

http://www.polyvore.com/mermaid/set?id=107364112

[SeaGlass Siren]

Your clothes are cuuuuute!!!!!

I realized there were more formal mermaid attire in my second closet at my hubby's house. I'll have to get pics of those at some point

[SeaGlass Siren]

I still can't upload photos with IPhone ;-;

[Mermaid Cecelia]

Hmmm... What does it say the problem is?

[SeaGlass Siren]

Well I followed your instructions and clicked on the tree pic to upload, but where it gives you the option to upload from your computer the tab isn't clickable-- only "upload files" is clickable. :|

[Mermaid Cecelia]

Not "choose file"?

[SeaGlass Siren]

it wouldnt let me choose file :(

[SeaGlass Siren]

ok so i hopped back onto the computer again.
18104 this was from a 2013 Yule ball (harry potter Yule ball to be specific. i got this dress from Guess by Marciano :P)
18106 again, corset top from Sirens/Urban Planet
18108 i forgot where i got this top from, but i think my mom bought it for my birthday.
18109 this top i got at bluenotes, but it was too see through so i often wear it with my swim suit and use it as a beach top.
18110 for all the lolitas out there.. yes i have a lolita dress. baby the stars shine bright "the little mermaid" dress

[SeaGlass Siren]

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18112 urban behaviour.. it kinda reminds me of ariel's pink dress
18113 this one is an outfit inspired also by ariel when she just washed up on the beach with her legs, when scuttle was telling her to wear ship sails lol
18114 this has a really nice back. reminds me of ariel's blue dress and vanessa's/ursula's blue dress. i usually wear this dress with my nautilus necklace :P

[Mermaid Clarity]

Those are awesome dresses. I especially like the one-shoulder one and that lolita dress is amazing, I want it, and I'm not even a lolita. I really want that fabric.

I'm also having problems uploading from my computer. It'll let me choose the file but it won't give me the option to upload. Weird.

[Mermaid Dottie]

I Love love love that last dress, SeaGlass.
Where did you get it?

[Miyu]

:swoon: All the pretties!!!

Seaglass, I love everything you've posted, LOL! But especially that last set, I *LOVE* the pink dress - that is right up my alley and now I must make one! I also adore that blue dress :) And ooh! That see-through blue top! OMG love. But most importantly...

ASDF That Baby dress.... OMGGGGGGGG so pretty <3



Pearls are my birthstone (one of them, I have 3 birthstones), so I often get them as gifts, but I only buy glass pearls, for various reasons... real pearls are SO DELICATE, for starters, so I tend to not use them in any jewelry that may be used for mermaiding.

I've also noticed a drastic increase in the amount of blue things and beachy things in my wardrobe since I discovered mermaiding... My wardrobe normally consists of pinks, browns, greens, and blacks :P The funny thing is, I don't buy clothes! All my mermaid-y clothes have been from either the "free stuff" bookshelf at my local corner store, or gifts (mostly from Morticia, LOL).


Photos of the scale footwarmers can be seen on my fundraiser thread: http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?7156-Yet-another-fundraiser-Lots-of-perks-available!-%28For-a-good-cause%29 . There should be new pics up tomorrow, I'm finishing off the second of Morti's pair right now ;)


Hmm, I shall have to take some pics of my off-duty mermaid wear to flood the thread with... :p

[SeaGlass Siren]

Thanks ladies :)

Dottie I think I got the dress at forever 21, maybe a year or two ago

[Mermaid Dottie]

Ah, Sad starfish! That means I won't be able to find one like it. Just looking at it, though, maybe I can make one similar.....

[Mizuko]

lovely wardrobe! <3
I actually have A LOT of mermaid casual/dressy wear. lol. But if I took photos and posted them, we'd be here a while (and it would take me a while too, lol). haha! I love looking at other peoples wardrobes, though XD

[SeaGlass Siren]

What about 5 pieces per day? :0 I'm really curious to see what you have mizuko

[SeaGlass Siren]

Ah, Sad starfish! That means I won't be able to find one like it. Just looking at it, though, maybe I can make one similar.....
Yeah it's a fairly simple dress. Really easy to replicate :)

[Mermaid Clarity]

More photospam, a nautical dress I made while procrastinating a while back. I figure nautical counts as somewhat mermaid-ey

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Nice!

Don't wear dresses much, I'm a jeans and T-Shirt person. Most of my clothes are different shades of blue, green, floral patterned, but nothing too bright. The floral shirts are muted colors, so its soft looking.

[MermaidBrandie]

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM0MDE3NHwyNzIzMTA4MDc5/casual-mermaid

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM0MDE3NHwyNzIzMTA4MTUz/casual-mermaid-2

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM0MDE3NHwyNzIzMTA4MjAz/casual-mermaid-3

I want all of the things. lol

[Mermaid Clarity]

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTM0MDE3NHwyNzIzMTA4MDc5/casual-mermaid

I want all of the things. lol

OH MY GOD ALL OF THE THINGS.

[MermaidBrandie]

Tee hee....I added MORE..

[Ariel-Starfish]

I <3 this tread! :D

Actually I have ALOT of blue/teal/ blue "that matches my tail" colors in my wardrobe! :D

And alot of necklaces rings and starfish earings for dayly wear :D

[Mermaid Clarity]

I <3 this tread! :D

Actually I have ALOT of blue/teal/ blue "that matches my tail" colors in my wardrobe! :D

And alot of necklaces rings and starfish earings for dayly wear :D

I just know that as soon as I get my first tail, I'm going to wind up buying clothes that match it. I already have makeup that does... it was my inspiration :P

[SeaGlass Siren]

More photospam, a nautical dress I made while procrastinating a while back. I figure nautical counts as somewhat mermaid-ey

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nautical totally counts ;)

[deepblue]

Totally, one of my favorite shirts is this one from Rock Steady - but I wore it to death and now it's falling apart. (This pic is from ebay, that's not me.)
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I love nautical- my favorite vintage item is a WW2 US Navy uniform top, but I rarely wear it. The weather is never cool enough. :) When my camera battery arrives, I'll have to take pics of stuff to share here. :D

[SeaGlass Siren]

Eeek! Ong I saw a bunch of shirts like that on the hot topic website

[Mermaid Dottie]

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[Mermaid Clarity]

Dottie, I absolutely LOVE that perfume bottle! But... how's the perfume?

[SeaGlass Siren]

Omgggg where and how wee you able to buy it????

Ive been looking for that at every single hot topic store here and it sold out online

[Mermaid Dottie]

I guess I was just lucky? Hubby found it on the counter at the hot topic here in salt lake. Do you want me to go back and buy a bottle for you and you can pay me back for it +shipping? I would do that for you.
I think it smells really nice. Clean smelling, but not like febreeze. More slightly fruity, a little bit like 21 black.

[SeaGlass Siren]

oh no no its alright i dont want to trouble you ! i have the worst luck with getting packages .__.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Oh, okay. I will if you want, though.

[Mermaid Clarity]

http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Disney+The+Little+Mermaid+Sea+Splash+Mini+Fragranc e-10073070.jsp

I found it in roller-ball form :P If I wore perfume, I'd consider it but I've never found one that smells exactly the way I want. (I'm picky)

[Mermaid Clarity]

https://store.irrationalgames.com/Product.aspx?pSKU=2K-INF-UNDRVIG&vSKU=2K-INF-UNDRVIG

Aaaand for the gamers among us.

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THE REASONS I NEED THIS ARE MANY AND VARIED.

[SeaGlass Siren]

:Q

[SeaGlass Siren]

if you need to get rid of the bottles, i hoard :P

[selkie13]

Selkish! I want! Please...


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[SeaGlass Siren]

My organic armor top just came in! EEP!

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I SHALL BE WEARING THIS TOP when i go to METAL CONCERTS.

[shimmygoddess]

gorgeous !! LOVE Organic Armor


My organic armor top just came in! EEP!

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I SHALL BE WEARING THIS TOP when i go to METAL CONCERTS.

[SeaGlass Siren]

so happy with it oh my god <3

[Mizuko]

Woahh that top is AMAZING! :D

[Aziara]

It's too bad that organic armor isn't safe for swimming in. If it was, I would be ordering a top from them yesterday. That is just so beautiful! I would be a Jules Verne mermaid, lol

[shimmygoddess]

Did they tell you its not waterproof? I remember them saying they were going to test their products, but do not remember reading the outcome..

[Aziara]

Well, it says this on organic armor's website FAQ: 'It is water resistant but not waterproof. Wearing it in the rain – no problem. Diving into the lake – not a good idea!'

[SeaGlass Siren]

Yes they told me that it's water resistant but not water proof ;P i dont plan on swimming in it lol. it is technically "off duty mermaid style" LOL

[SeaGlass Siren]

for cleaning i could just use a damp cloth. not a good idea to mix with soap tho.