But the culture has grown considerably in the past decade. One big reason: the spread of fabric mermaid tails, the cheapest of which can be had for under $100. Compare that to silicone mermaid ...

purchasable mermaid apparel (seashell bras, silicone and fabric tails, monofins and T-shirts) and mermaid performer bookings throughout Canada and the U.S. Over in Australia, Lauren Metzler ...

teaches "mermaiding students" how to swim and perform with mermaid tails, which consist of a plastic mono-fin covered in fabric. Mermaiding students learn to swim with a tail. Credit: Jack Taylor ...

Lots of love and bubbles." Insyirah Moidu, a fellow "mermaid", told The Straits Times that performers usually use two types of costumes, fabric tails and silicone tails, but she feels fabric tails ...

About 20 tails belong to Henault herself. “When you put your mermaid tail on at the beach ... the increasing availability of cheaper, lighter fabric options — some of which sell for less ...

Learning to swim with a fabric mermaid tail and monofins can also be tricky ... For example, I design my own tails and I get to use that skill set," she says. "More than that, I love the peacefulness ...