The Wide-Eyed Legless

mermaid mulligan...

Oooh! British actress Carey Mulligan looked amazing at the 2012 Met Gala. She's wearing a custom Prada dress covered in gold and silver paillettes. It's a mermaid dress without the mermaid silhouette. Wow!

 

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musing on...

 

...this portrait of Hannah Mermaid by Jeff Bedrick, and that Alberta Ferretti paillette party dress.

 

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mermaid frocks: sherri hill mini dress...

In honor of Valentine's Day, we all must love this pink sequin mermaid mini dress by Sherri Hill, simply for the heart-shaped neckline alone. Wow.

 

Via Unica Melrose

 

because mermaids come in all sizes...

Remember about a month ago when there was that Mermaids vs. Whales brouhaha going around the interwebs? I didn't want to get involved because I understood the author's point. I knew what she was getting at with her metaphors. I guess my main problem with it was that I don't recall reading or seeing anything that states all mermaids are skinny or have to be skinny to be a mermaid. Mermaids are sexy, sensual, beautiful fantasies, and last time I checked that didn't mean skinny. I've said too much...especially since I didn't want to say anything at all. I'm a curvy woman, totally Rubenesque and proud of it. See how I avoided saying plus size. I hate that category, simply because it's a category. But the world needs categories or where would we be? How would I find awesome party dresses for modern-day mermaids beyond a size 8? Well, this sparkly little number by ASOS CURVE is on my holiday wish list. I am so in love with it I can hardly breathe.

 

Images via ASOS

 

mermaid frocks: the angelina dress...

Feel like a modern-day mermaid in this beautiful cocktail dress by Sachin + Babi for Ankasa. The crystals on the flesh-colored bodice shimmer like water drops, and the ruching on the bottom is simply fintastic.

 

Images via 25 Park and Perchance Boutique