History Main / SeashellBra

* In ''Literature/TheVazulaChronicles'', poor mermaids like Merletta wear only a pair of seashells. Wealthier mermaids can afford more elaborate coverings and jewelry.

* Parodied in a ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1236 strip]]. In a panel clearly labeled as shameless fanservice, Faye is clutching a pair of seashells to her breasts, claiming that her bikini top was swept away.

** ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries: Miho wears a pink one as part of a mermaid costume she wore in a bikini contest after one of her competitors ruined her bikini.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' Red Archery Girl and Toon Mermaid have these, although the English version of Red Archery Girl gives her an extra bit of cloth to wear under her bra.

* Deconstructed for BlackComedy in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' in one sketch about [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] and her siblings going out among the fish citizens, where they callously grab the nearest fish to use as accessories. They rip apart a clam family to make bras, [[WouldHurtAChild making "pasties" out of the baby one.]]

* In the filler BeachEpisode of ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'', the girls punish the boys for being perverts by beating them up, tying them up, and forcing ''them'' to wear seashell bikinis. Later, when they think they are alone, the girls try on the seashell bikinis and find wearing them fun. Saito manages to spy on them.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', when Gloria washes ashore, she has two starfish on her chest (beside the fact that [[BarbieDollAnatomy there is nothing there to cover]]) and a crab on her crotch (make of that what you will).

* Misty from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' wears a pink one whenever she plays the Magical Mermaid. In her case it's probably just a fabric bra that looks like seashells.

Of course, [[ValuesDissonance not every culture]] shares the notion that the sight of [[NippleAndDimed female nipples]] somehow corrupts children, hence the [[Anime/TheLittleMermaid Japanese animated version]] of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale features bare-chested mermaids. It's also possible to avert the whole issue entirely by having [[OrganicBra scales growing around the chest area]], extend the "fish" part of the mermaid up to the bustline like a strapless dress, or simply [[BarbieDollAnatomy not draw any nipples at all]].

A SubTrope of ImprovisedClothes. Compare FurBikini, BareYourMidriff.

* In ''The Copper Promise'' by Jen Williams, it's briefly mentioned that one of the designs Wydrin considered for her tattoo was a mermaid with "giant [[UnusualEuphemism barnacles]]".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' of course, though Ariel is unusual in that her top has a strap. Ursula has octopus flesh go over her chest instead, though. Some people think the overweight mermaid illusion seen in Ursula's song has her chest covered by scales, but looking closely reveals she too wears a Seashell Bra.

* Asked about on Website/DeviantArt, [[http://xninjared.deviantart.com/art/The-Mermaid-Problem-155487940 "The Mermaid Problem"]]. Considers the theory if females are born with it, and if not, how they measure cup/clam size. Also deconstructs it by asking why Mermaids wearing dead clams as their bras if they are friends with fish.

* Averted (I bet you're happy to hear this) in the Latvian cartoon ''Animation/FairyTaleSitsOnTheDoorstep''. The main character meets a Mermaid braiding seaweed who's 100% in the nude. No, it's not a case of EuropeansAreKinky, because she's NippleAndDimed.

** Helena's Godfather bikini (and its palette swaps) from ''Dead or Alive Xtreme 2'' is this... though its so small it's more like Seashell PASTIES...

* The 1986 Expo in Vancouver B.C. had "Transportation" as its theme, and , appropriately they had an old sailing ship as one of the exhibits, which had a bare-breasted mermaid as a figurehead. However, the manager of the World's Fair was an Evangelical Christian, and to general public hilarity, he insisted that the mermaid be clad in a specially constructed seashell bra.

* ''Les 1001 Nuits'' has a scene with Sheherazade (Creator/CatherineZetaJones) [[SexySurfacingShot emerging from the ocean]] wearing only a starfish bra and seashell panties.

* The three mermaid sisters in ''Film/{{Mermaids}}'' (2003) normally have their breasts covered by natural scales but whenever Venus performs in the club -- doing a seductive dance "dressed" as a mermaid -- she wears a seashell bra.

* The three mermaid sisters in ''Mermaids'' (2003) normally have their breasts covered by natural scales but whenever Venus performs in the club -- doing a seductive dance "dressed" as a mermaid -- she wears a seashell bra.