My last two posts about fashion inspired by Walt Disney’s Snow White and Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty got an amazing response from you guys – I’m so happy you enjoy the series so far! As I’ve shown in past weeks, it’s possible to be inspired by Disney princesses and still dress like an adult. It’s all about creativity!

This week, I’m going to show you how to get the look from one of the most beloved Disney films of all time (and one you guys requested over and over in the comments): The Little Mermaid.

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About The Little Mermaid

In case you need to brush up on the plot of the story, here is a brief summary:

Princess Ariel, the kindhearted mermaid daughter of King Triton, is obsessed with humans… even though her father thinks of them as a huge threat to the mermaids.  She even has a secret grotto full of human artifacts that she has collected.  One night, Ariel brings her unwilling friends, Flounder and Sebastian, to the ocean surface where they witness a shipwreck. Ariel rescues a human, Prince Eric, by bringing him to the shore. He wakes up alone, vaguely remembering her beautiful voice.

Down on the ocean floor, everyone knows Ariel is in love. Determined to be with Prince Eric, Ariel seeks out the help of sea witch Ursula, who bestows Ariel with human legs for three days in exchange for her voice. However, the only way Ariel can get her voice back and remain human is to get Prince Eric to kiss her. Ariel accepts this arrangement, and gives her voice to Ursula where she keeps it in a shell necklace.

Ariel spends time on land and nearly succeeds at getting Prince Eric to kiss her, but Ursula is determined to not let this happen. She uses a number of tactics to stop Ariel and Eric from ending up together, but she is eventually defeated when the merpeople, including King Triton, help Ariel. He transforms her into a human permanently and she is able to marry her Prince.