Gayle and I, standing in front of the Coney Island stop. Wearing one of my sewing projects from last year, the Shaheen-inspired, self-drafted turquoise linen sarong dress.
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This sums up the essence of the Mermaid Parade for me. Beauty queen smile, set hair, flashy clothes.
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View from our spot in front of Nathan’s hot dogs.
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The Coney Island ambulance that parked in front of us for the latter part of the parade.
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Waiting on the Q train, on my way home. (As of this point I haven’t yet figured out how to style my hair in a vintage fashion, but I finally did the next day.)
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I wore my self-drafted Shaheen inspired sundress to The Mermaid Parade in Coney Island over the weekend. Great weather, great costumes. Saw lots of scantily-clad sequined, glittery mermen, mermaids, and sea creatures. We got there later than we expected but somehow managed to find a good spot behind the police barricade in front of Nathan’s hot dogs. This was just fine until the Coney Island ambulance stopped right in front of us and blocked most of the parade, sending us home.
