Mermaid Parade, Coney Island, NY June 22, 1996 MP9609 Costume Painted breasts and brown patterned dress. Headdress. TB. Actions This mermaids carefully opens her dress (1), looks at herself in the mirror (2), and applies blue body paint to her face and breasts (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). She is photographed incessantly (8, 9). And marches in the parade with her blue-painted merman (10). Commentary After last year (e.g., MP9524), the mayor has announced that topless mermaids will be arrested, but is this topless? If it is he is going to have to arrest a lot of mermaids (MP9611) Source Wildlife. 10 pictures. |
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