Mermaid dresses are fitted from the bodice all the way to the knee, where they flare out to resemble a mermaids tail
Defined by contrasting stripes (often designs with horizontally striped bodices paired with vertically striped skirts), the design makes use of different orientations in one look
It just feels like Trader Joe's tried to make it more "mainstream" and ended up with something that tastes a bit too much like Hidden Valley's cousin who wanted to seem fancy
Featured in this print are khuli snails, hia lehua bursting into flower, and nectar-feeding iiwi birds
It features a scooped neckline, which gracefully frames the dcolletage
First shown in the Gold Label autumn/winter 2007 collection, its all layers, ruching and exquisite detail