Mermaid fashions are big on the runways for Spring 2012 and this little day dress is right on target for the mergirl on the go. It is a flirty update on the traditional mermaid dress with its shorter length and stormy colors.

Fashion dolls really are modern day goddess icons. I think that the fact that they remain so popular with adult collectors is that they connect with ideas about femininity and beauty that are a deep part of our consciousness.