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My Nerdy Costume in the 2010 Coney Island Mermaid Parade

Posted on June 20, 2010May 4, 2019 by

Here I am as a vintage nerd as part of the legendary Brooklyn Bombshell Revue. The Bombshells were out in force at the 2010 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island yesterday.  Yes, I know, it’s not very mermaid-y.  But it fit, I think, in the general vintage aesthetic of our team.

Much of what made the costume work was in the details:


Mermaid Parade 2010
Originally uploaded by masi1028
  • propeller hat
  • thick black frame glasses with tape in the middle
  • bow tie
  • button “flair”
  • pens in the pocket
  • Pac-Mac wristband
  • calculator watch
  • suspenders
  • argyle socks
  • plaid print shorts

Also, it helped that I already owned most of these items already. 🙂

Awesome pic by masi1028.  Link to the original.

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