Feeling nostalgic recently, I watched ‘The Little Mermaid’, and it soon became the inspiration for my first mood board. I browsed other interpretations of ‘mermaids’ in film, and fashion, from the 90’s Australian teen show H20, to the 2003 film starring supermodel Erika Heynatz.
My mood board consists of the colors orange, teal and sea foam green. My favorite image I found was a photo shoot with a scuba diver model waving a handful of pearls. If anything, it makes me yearn for the warm weather (it hasn’t stopped raining since I got back from Bahamas...) Instead of going with the traditional ‘shell bra’ , every pubescent boy’s dream image, I thought what a mermaid would wear when on land. I had the image of the fresh faced, athletic type, looking like she dressed in five minutes, her look effortless yet gorgeous. But when in her own element, I couldn’t help imagining a love of all things shiny, wearing some serious bling savaged from shipwrecks.
Embodying this, I gotta say it does make me optimistic for summer. My selection has consisted of a lot of Gap classic tops, while tossing in some bright colored jeans and comfy sketchers. And as a bonus effect-I can’t believe I’ve done this-I invested in some coral pinks and sea foam green nail polishes!
Oh, and of course, pearls had to make a cameo in this collaboration.
The overall effect of this theme is light, carefree and fun. The lighter make up application, unlike my usual black liner cat-eye flick, is really refreshing. The lighter tones brings hope for sunnier times to come, and has given me a little insight into this ‘kitsch’ thing-without being too sickeningly sweet.
