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scene stealers
June 24, 2013

Street Style: The Most Dazzling and Mystical at the Mermaid Parade

By Bek Andersen

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This Saturday, Coney Island transformed into a sparkly, sequin-filled dream hub for mermaids, mermen, and every wild variation of sea creatures, sea gods, and sea goddesses to celebrate the Mermaid Parade’s 30th anniversary. The Cut’s Bek Andersen hunted through masses of fake hair, pounds of makeup, mermaid tails, and netting to snap some of the best looks from the event. An orange fish, a lady in a lobster fascinator, Captain Jack Sparrow, and humans colorful merpeople were all dressed in seashells, fishnets, mossy plants, and sequins that stole the show. And from the sheer amount of hair chalk and pastel-colored wigs present in the crowd, this Mermaid Parade could have doubled as a My Little Pony convention. (There was a unicorn head spotting, after all). Click through the slides to see body paint, body parts, flashy makeup, and tons of fearless humans strutting their stuff as they frolicked down Surf Avenue.

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Khenti Pratt, gardener and artist's model, Philedelphia  Photo: Bek Andersen
Amanda Johnson, executive assistant at A&E, East Harlem; Kristyn Epperson, fulfilment specialist at A&E, Bayridge  Photo: Bek Andersen
Kat Wise, sweater maker, Woodstock  Photo: Bek Andersen
Courtney Averett, aka "Hypnata," belly dancer, New Jersey  Photo: Bek Andersen
Steven Dunford, designer, Harlem  Photo: Bek Andersen
Jennifer Wilen, midwife, Brooklyn  Photo: Bek Andersen
Marcus Desion, actor, Chicago  Photo: Bek Andersen
Corey Michael Smithson, multimedia artist, Brooklyn  Photo: Bek Andersen
Katey Metzroth, tech consultant, Philadelphia   Photo: Bek Andersen
Stephanie Pownall, waitress, South Jersey  Photo: Bek Andersen
Claire Christenson and Mike Bailey-Gates, visual art duo, Bed-Stuy  Photo: Bek Andersen
Kai Altair, performance artist, Sunset Park  Photo: Bek Andersen
Darrell Thorne, performance artist, Bushwick  Photo: Bek Andersen
Amallia Orman, student, Sunset park  Photo: Bek Andersen
Jack Sparrow, pirate, Carribean  Photo: Bek Andersen
Amy Winn, technical writer, Lefferts Garden (dressed as a wave)  Photo: Bek Andersen
Burlesque of the Beach: Miss Ekaterina, Bambi the Mermaid, Darlinda Just  Photo: Bek Andersen
Andra Passen, advertising media planner, Crown Heights  Photo: Bek Andersen
Laurel Haflin, nanny, Greenwood Heights  Photo: Bek Andersen
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Tiffany Linton, bartender at Iron Horse, Borough Park  Photo: Bek Andersen
Anna Tyler, print designer at Burlen, Park Slope (dressed as H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu)  Photo: Bek Andersen
Lou, photographer, artist, teacher, Upper West Side  Photo: Bek Andersen
Erika Blair, printmaker, Brooklyn  Photo: Bek Andersen
Burlesque of the Beach: Miss Ekaterina  Photo: Bek Andersen
 Michael Glennon, video producer, Greenpoint; Brittawnée Enos, bartender at Wythe Hotel, Greenpoint  Photo: Bek Andersen
Brianna Harris, audio technology, Brooklyn (dressed as a grumpy catfish)  Photo: Bek Andersen
Tomasyn Hayes, art student, Brooklyn; Ellie Erazo, international studies student, Brooklyn  Photo: Bek Andersen
Divinoraé Elleven, reiki practitioner, singer, model, actress, special effects makeup artist  Photo: Bek Andersen
Lorraine Glover, architect, Clinton Hill (dressed as a goldfish)  Photo: Bek Andersen
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