Under the Sea

SWIMSUIT: c/o Margarita Mermaid BLANKET & SHELL PILLOW: c/o Seatail

That feeling when it's winter so it's too cold to be a mermaid outside so you bring the mermaid party inside...! I've been obsessed with the mermaid tail blankets popping up on my feed so I was over the moon when Seatail wanted to work with me! Their seafoam green blanket is an absolute dream 💖

Mermaid Lagoon

SWIMSUIT: c/o Margarita Mermaid (similar) SKIRT: c/o INU-INU
PURSE: c/o SkinnyDip London (in silver) FLATS: ASOS (similar, similar)

This post was in my drafts for a week or two before I found it again - oops! I guess I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to summer still. Wearing the most mermaidy inspired look I can to say farewell to warm days and blue skies... So many of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe went into this look: I've taken to wearing this Margarita Mermaid swimsuit as a one piece whenever I can. The shell detailing and reflective fabric make it such a dream! I paired it with a gorgeous, iridescent skirt from INU-INU, and this SkinnyDip London purse is one I use almost everyday - I love that it is fairly roomy, zips all the way up to keep everything inside it safe and sound, and of course, it's a gold shell - amazing!

Seashells

BIKINI TOP & SKIRT: c/o Margarita Mermaid NECKLACE: c/o I Love Crafty

Attention my fellow Ariel wannabes: Margarita Mermaid has done it again with her newest mermaid inspired collection! Seashells, sequins, pastels - everything my dreams are made of! This sparkly bikini top in particular is an absolute DREAM - just look at those sleeves! I of course, had to pair this with my aqua shell necklace by the lovely I Love Crafty <3

An Interview with Margarita Mermaid

Margarita wearing her Deluxe Nereid Bra

I have been meaning to spotlight some of my favorite creatives with interviews on Mermaidens for a while now, and what better way to kick off the series then by interviewing Margarita Mermaid herself?

I've been lucky enough to collaborate with Margarita on our collection together, and I have been completely blown away by how utterly sweet and talented this girl is. It was so fun getting to getting to know her more in this interview!

Conch Seashells Top

When did you start Margarita Mermaid Swimwear?
I started doing custom swimwear in 2010 and officially launched the line in 2012.

Do you remember the first piece you designed for your line?
I think the first good one I can remember was the My Little Pony. There were definitely some before, but I think I'd rather forget about those!

Delphina Suit

Sailorita Top

Why "mermaid" and what else inspires your work?
Margarita Mermaid started just as my Instagram handle. Then I began making the Seashell Tops and people went crazy over them and it was all they wanted to buy! I was pretty happy that people responded to the idea so I decided to make the whole line inspired in mermaids.

Other things that always inspire me are certain colors and textures: metallic pastels, sparkle nude, dreamy light color tie dyes with glitter. Kids toys, dreamy bedrooms, fantasy architecture, unicorns, fairies and fortunetellers. Things from the realm of fantasy that make you feel like you are in a dreamy magical land.

Ocean Queen - Deluxe Nereid Bra

Describe your average day in the life!
Right now I'm in the design stage so my days are filled with figuring out new ideas, sourcing the fabric and trims for them, making patterns and having the samples sewn, perfecting all the details and planning the production.

I'm very excited about what we're coming up with now! When the sale stage comes, I'll spend most of the time on the website, doing promo, shipping orders, handling sales, shooting editorial and catalogue photos. Every day is different really, depending on what needs to be done!

Do you have a favorite piece you've ever made?
They're all my babies! But the new Nereid Top that we launched this summer is one I had been trying to perfect for a while and finally we nailed it - so I gotta go with that one!