: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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As a standalone luxury label, LSpace’s collections have spanned mermaid style inspiration to 1990s and early 2000s nostalgia.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The latter preferred a black mermaid gown (also from Fall 2026) with a lace bodice embroidered with pearls.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
The designs were completely different from the floor-length Givenchy gown with long sleeves that her sister Kim Kardashian rocked during her 2014 wedding to Kanye West or the mermaid-style Vera Wang dress that her sister Khloé Kardashian wore for her 2009 wedding to Lamar Odom.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The latter preferred a black mermaid gown (also from Fall 2026) with a lace bodice embroidered with pearls.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
The designs were completely different from the floor-length Givenchy gown with long sleeves that her sister Kim Kardashian rocked during her 2014 wedding to Kanye West or the mermaid-style Vera Wang dress that her sister Khloé Kardashian wore for her 2009 wedding to Lamar Odom.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Eliza's black mermaid gown, meanwhile, from Murad's Pre-Fall 2026 collection, included a beaded optical illusion bodice with ornate embroidery.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 May 2026
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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