Chatting with 12 real-life mermaids at Coney Island’s annual Mermaid Parade
Meet the Coney Island Mermaid Parade mermaids »
Real mermaids! On the boardwalk! Can it be? Well, almost. This past weekend, the 32nd annual Mermaid Parade hit Coney Island, just in time for the summer solstice in New York. A seemingly infinite number of mythological sea creatures (1,500+ to be exact) flooded the city’s Surf Avenue and famous boardwalk, as girls in seashell bras and similarly dressed onlookers showed off their wave-ready craftiness.
We fought through all the shells, clams and deep sea crowds to chat with some of the parade’s most decked out mermaids. Who knew they’d have so much to say about beauty and style?
Photography by Lauren Chan
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Name: Sivan Age: 30 City: Hoboken, NJ “My costume is very bright, so with that and the pink hair, I thought that my make-up should be minimal. I used a purple lipstick that came in my Birchbox and some reusable fake eyelashes.”
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