Arvada Press | Rylee Dunn | February 26, 2025

Mermaid Walking Owner Alexandra Larsen has never been afraid of making a statement. She founded Arvada’s newest boutique with a goal of helping others do the same.

Though the storefront in Arvada opened in November, Larsen has been operating Mermaid Walking as a fashion truck for about four years. After a career as an executive director for a professional association for hairstylists, Larsen decided to pursue her passion for fashion full time.

Larsen said her offbeat sense of style has helped shape the distinct identity of Mermaid Walking, which offers clothes and accessories that Larsen sources from the Los Angeles Fashion District.

“I was kind of funky when I was little,” Larsen said. “My mom called me ‘Punky Brewster’ because I never wanted to look like anyone else, and just always paired fun stuff together. But the whole sort of idea behind Mermaid Walking is when you put on a new suit jacket, and you just feel like, I could rule the world in this — like, I could do exactly what they said I can’t do, like a mermaid walking.

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