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The chain store got some heavy duty spotlight (and a serious boost in sales) when First Lady Michelle Obama wore one of their dresses when she appeared on The View in June, turning mills into overdrive to produce the $148 cotton frock, and making designer Donna Ricco into a household name overnight

In Virginia Woolfs Mrs Dalloway our titular character moves through her much-anticipated party elegantly in a silver-green mermaids dress with the perfect ease and air of a creature floating in its element. In Atonement , too, McEwan writes of Cecilia discarding a pink frock for being too innocently pale, instead appraising her emerald-clad appearance: It was a mermaid who rose to meet her in her own full-length mirror. AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT Perhaps we too want to be in thrall to green at the moment coolly submerged and transformed into something mythic, hungering after its suggestion of unapproachability (think of Gatsbys green light across the water, or the distant call of Ozs Emerald City)

Both feature built-in shaping for a smooth finish

Lightweight, breathable materials like nylon and spandex keep you cool and comfortable, even on the hottest days, while seamless designs ensure a smooth silhouette under fitted styles

5CM Waistband Width

28" inseam