There is a particular kind of woman who does not explain herself. You know her. She arrives when she arrives, she orders what she orders, and if you raise an eyebrow she will simply wait, pleasantly, until you are finished having your reaction. I built the Big Tail Energy Crops collection for her ~ and, on certain days, for the version of you that is her.
These are not souvenir mermaids. Nobody in this collection is waving from a rock. Skull In Hand, Unbothered is closer to a thesis statement than a design, and Salty 'Til I Die is less a mood than a long-term commitment (one she made decades ago and sees no reason to revisit). Then there's Getting Ready To Do Something I'll Regret, which I consider the most honest piece of self-reporting we have ever put on a tee. She knows. She's doing it anyway. That's the whole design.
The ones you'll send to someone
Every time I look through this collection, a specific woman comes to mind, and it is rarely the same one twice. Brought Her Own Seahorse is the friend who has never once needed a ride and wants you to know it. Treat Yo' Shellf is the one whose indulgences are planned, budgeted, and entirely non-negotiable. Mermaid After Dark and Mermaids Gone Wild belong to the group chat that goes quiet for three days after a certain weekend... and offers no minutes from the meeting. And The Perfect Catch is simply a woman doing her own performance review and finding the results excellent.
The quieter end of the current
Not every design in here is loud. Dead Tired Siren and Resting Witch Fin are for the days when your face is doing the talking and your face has nothing nice to say. Hex The Drama and Witch, Please! are boundaries you can put on in the morning. High Tide Hex sits somewhere in between (I have stopped trying to classify her, she doesn't like it).
All of it comes on Comfort Colors premium tees and long sleeve t-shirts, because an attitude this well-established should not have to retire when the water gets cold. Pearl supervised the whole selection from the dock and offered no commentary, which from that pelican is the highest rating available.
If one of these made you think of someone... you already know what to do. See the Big Tail Energy Crops collection and send it to her. Or keep it. I'm not here to assign the recognition.
Written by Mari Bennett. Thanks for reading.