♥ Mermaid Parade 2014, Coney Island

22 June 2014

ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. UNLESS YOU CAN BE A MERMAID. THEN, ALWAYS BE A MERMAID.

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Yesterday, like every first Saturday of summer, was the MERMAID PARADE 2014!

I had loved it so much last year that Romain and I had decided to do it “for real” this time, we had planned to dress up and everything! Unfortunately, Romain is in North Carolina for work. I was a bit disappointed but still very excited, and I decided to go with my camera and a lot of sunscreen on to Coney Island to bring you many pictures.

Creativity, humor and cheerfulness were the keywords of the event!

I know you really liked my pictures from last year, so I hope you’ll like these ones too.

Apart from my love for mermaids, I love the concept of this “mermaid pride” : people only want to claim their love for Coney Island and Mermaid Parade, whatever their age, body type, color (blue, pink and green), their sexual orientation. Everybody is just having fun and giving the thousands of spectators a beautiful lesson of love and tolerance.

I know it sounds cheesy, but that’s how I feel about it.

People might be half naked, but it’s never vulgar. Everyone is BEAUTIFUL! Even the girls with urchins under their armpits (it’s appropriate, though!) are just pretty. Accepting yourself and walk like this in front of thousands of people, even when you look like a body painted lobster… huge lesson of self-esteem, isn’t it?

Anyway, it’s perfect for pictures (even if it wasn’t physically easy : 4 hours standing, pressed against the fence, in the heat, with 90°F. Whatever! Mermaids are worth it!).

Taking pictures of all these smiling and happy people : pure happiness!

I put (too) many pictures, some of which I wouldn’t have selected because they’re not so great, but you told me last year there weren’t enough pictures, so you see, I’m listening!

I hope it will take you to the magic of Coney Island and mermaids!

See you very soon! Upcoming next week : the last NY’s outfit before finally telling you about my trip to Reunion.

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50 comments on “♥ Mermaid Parade 2014, Coney Island”

  3. J’avais déjà adorer ton post là dessus l’an dernier et me demandais justement QUAND c’était ! J’ai ncore une fois regarder les costumes en détails, c’est de la folie ! j’adore vraiment ! Merci pour ce superbe reportage photo !

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  9. Wahou !!!! Les photos sont vraiment superbes !! Je crois que ma préférée est celle de la petite fille qui brandit son épée, je la trouve très réussie. 🙂 Merci pour le reportage, bonne journée Pauline !

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  13. Superbes photos et dépaysement assuré ! Que de couleurs et de “froufrous” ! tu as beaucoup de chance de pouvoir assister à un tel défilé. Bises de France et merci pour le petit voyage sur Coney Island. Un lundi matin ça donne du courage !

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  14. Super, merci beaucoup, quel plaisir de découvrir la parade 2014!!! Génial toutes ces photos, quelle créativité (entre le body painting,les costumes, le maquillage…) et tous ces sourires! Cet événement est une belle façon de commencer l’été!
    Claire-Line

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  15. Quel dépaysement !!! Ces photos sont vraiment géniales ! Gros coup de coeur pour le duo Ariel et Triton 🙂
    J’adore ce que dégage tes photos, ça sent la mer, la liberté, les gens heureux, tout ça !
    Bonne semaine Pauline

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  26. Superbes photos ! Tu as un don pour saisir le bon moment, c’est fou ! Je me suis régalée avec cette série, ça donne tellement envie d’y être… (Je suis un peu nostalgique de New-York que j’ai découvert en Septembre dernier…)

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  36. Je suis jalooouuse 🙂
    Je ne savais même pas qu’une telle parade existait.. Bien que je ne sois pas étonnée !
    La prochaine fois, n’hésites pas à te déguiser en sirène 🙂
    Marie

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  49. Mais c’est génial cette parade !!! Eh bien merci d’avoir donné de ta personne dans ces conditions pour partager ces belles photos 🙂

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