The Mermaid

Ethereal Gamine

What do Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe and The Lord of the Rings’s Elijah Wood have in common, aside from starring in the biggest fantasy franchises of all time?

They’re both Ethereal Gamine—a mystical and playful essence blend that embodies magic.

Ethereal Gamine celebrities

Ethereal Gamine celebrities are on Pinterest here.

Celebrities I’ve typed as Ethereal Gamine, with no other significant essences, are also listed below:

  • Alyson Hannigan

  • Ashley Greene

  • Daniel Radcliffe

  • Dev Patel

  • Elijah Wood

  • Emily Blunt

  • Emma Chamberlain

  • Grace Huang

  • Halle Bailey

  • Jenna Dewan

  • Kate Mara

  • Kit Harington

  • Lili Reinhart

  • Lorde

  • Maddie Ziegler

  • Olivia Scott Welch

  • Portia Doubleday

  • Rooney Mara

  • Sara Paxton

  • Sophie Turner

  • St. Vincent

  • Thandiwe Newton

  • Tish Cyrus

  • Tom Hiddleston

Ethereal Gamine fashion

See Pinterest for Ethereal Gamine celebrities in Ethereal Gamine fashion.

The mermaid

Ethereal Gamines can look like fantasy characters. To me, they look a lot like mermaids (mermen for guys).

I thought this even before realizing that Halle Bailey, who starred in the live action Little Mermaid, is Ethereal Gamine.

So Ethereal Gamines can wear mermaid-like fashion every day and look perfectly normal and gorgeous. Below are thoughts on how to do this.

If the idea of dressing like a mermaid isn’t appealing—honestly, if I was purely Ethereal Gamine, I would go all out on the mermaid-ness, but everyone has different aesthetic preferences—that’s ok! The below mermaid recommendations are broad enough where you can combine them in ways that don’t feel costume-like.

A girl wearing a fun Gamine crop top with an angular silhouette and Ethereal curving print

Mermaid fashion for Ethereal Gamines

Here are 10 style elements that simultaneously project mermaid vibes and harmonize with Ethereal Gamine:

1) Ocean-like or beachy colors

Teals, aquas, blues, and blue-greens—you’ll be stunning in ocean-like colors if you have a lot of Ethereal.

Colors that resemble bright sunlight, like vibrant yellows and oranges, are gorgeous on Gamine.

2) Fun abstract prints

Abstract, curving patterns are Ethereal and can give an aquatic vibe, especially in blues and greens.

3) Crop tops

Crop tops feel youthful and playful. They work well for Gamine when their silhouette is mostly angular.

4) Asymmetrical cuts and diagonal lines

Asymmetry fits with the unique feel of Ethereal. Diagonal lines can create the movement and energy of Gamine (and mermaids!) and also work for Ethereal if the fabric is flowy.

5) Fringe

Fringe is great for Gamine—it tends to have short, straight lines that create movement. Again, energy is key to the Gamine vibe.

bright aqua dress with diagnol hem with fringe
floor-length Ethereal Gamine dress with a mermaid skirt and fringe

6) Floor-length hems

Floor-length hems help to embody the whole mermaid-tail, no-feet thing.

7) Mermaid skirts

Obviously mermaid skirts make the list. Many (although not all) mermaid skirts are Ethereal because they create a long, curving shape.

8) Mermaid pants—aka, flared palazzo pants

Palazzo pants are often great for Ethereal. If you get them relatively fitted at the top and flared out from the knee, it’s almost like you swapped your legs for two mermaid tails.

girl wearing Gamine T-shirt and Ethereal flared palazzo pants

9) Metallics

Metallics can feel playful (Gamine) and be shimmery (Ethereal). They can also create the impression of light reflecting off water.

10) Sheer texture

Sheerness embodies the extreme delicacy of Ethereal and again can have a light-reflecting-water feel. Sheer tops also layer well over Gamine crop tops.

a sheer top layered over a Gamine sports bra

Ethereal Gamine blends

Any style type with both the Ethereal and Gamine essences will be breathtaking in mermaid-like elements. For examples of the different Ethereal Gamine blends in faces, see this post.