#i were to show you a generic floral sundress or some shorts and printed top it could work for literally any of them. carly and evie include | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

opalsiren · 4 years ago

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i will admit that part of this is probably nostalgia goggles. but i also must say that i think the fashion on h2o far surpasses that of mako mermaids, both in how distinctive and how memorable the various looks are. for the most part each of the h2o merms has their own personal taste in fashion, with recurring theme colours and styles. there is definitely some overlap, but emma likes to look sporty and practical, cleo boho and romantic, rikki edgy and cool. if either were to swap looks for a day the change would be obvious

the mako merms have nothing but overlap when it comes to their style. there's little consistency in individual tastes, nor much to distinguish each mermaid from the other. the fashion is generic and interchangeable, usually either sundresses or shorts and a t-shirt. they look pretty and polished, sure, but not very real. you'd think that the costume team would put a little more effort into injecting the girls's personalities into their looks, but for the most part the fashion is pretty bland

#i will say sirena and mimmi respectively have some killer sundresses. and mimmi rocks some 50s and 70s inspired looks. but nothing about #either of their personal styles makes me go 'oh that's so sirena' or 'oh only mimmi could pull that off' iygm #if i ask you which of the h2o girls would be most likely to wear a long paisley print skirt you probably know who i'm talking about. but if #i were to show you a generic floral sundress or some shorts and printed top it could work for literally any of them. carly and evie include #and like. evie works in a boutique! you'd reckon the costume designers would make her look a bit more distinctive but no #this is true of the boys as well actually now that i think of it. lewis is all about his fishermen's hats and old man shirts and cargo #shorts. zane likes to look a bit more edgy like rikki in the black and red. ash is a bit meh on the fashion front but ash is meh in general #but if you look at zac or cam or david or erik or the other guy. there's nothing to distinguish one from the other in terms of fashion #like surely david could be a bit more business casual as the owner (lol) of the cafe? zac could be relaxed surfer guy cool with his gaff by #the sea? cam could wear flashy watches and crisp colours to show that he's a bit arrogant? erik does wear the odd polo shirt in fairness #which proves that he's a dickhead. because only dickheads wear polo shirts. but maybe he never wears anything too bright or flashy or his #clothes aren't perfect because he has to move from place to place undetected #anyway before anyone says 'well they're mermaids why would they care about clothes' the show does go out of its way to tell us that they ar #girls and as such must care about fashion. like getting ready for parties together or sirena stressing about what to wear to sing at the #cafe with david. like it's totally a thing even moreso than in h2o #but if anyone has a rebuttal for this e.g this character wears this colour a lot this character has this style do chime in the replies #because it's honestly not something i've ever noticed #mako mermaids #h2o just add water #h2o: just add water #h2o #.txt #queue

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