A world of wearable art for her, for him, for the soul:
promoting world peace through cultural awareness.
* Shop in the exotic atmosphere of an Eastern bazaar.
* Sweatshop-free fashions and accessories for women and men, supporting indigenous artisans from Morocco, Pakistan, Egypt, India, Nepal, Iran, Turkey, Kenya, Afghanistan, and beyond.
* A full line of authentic belly dance attire and accessories for men and women: from tribal to cabaret, dance-style casualwear to complete professional costumes. Hip scarves, new and vintage coin jewelry, Kuchi jewelry, harem pants, choli tops, 25-yard skirts and 10-yard skirts, and more.
* Authentic Egyptian statuary, lanterns, and art.
* Ancient salt crystals from the Himalayas.
* A wide selection of unique purses, including purses made from recycled license plates, recycled silk saris from India and Nepal, recycled rice sacks from Nepal and Tibet, and much more.
* Hand-carved peace jewelry from Nepal.
* Vintage and tribal wall hangings from India and Pakistan, plus Egyptian hand-painted metal and leather wall art.
* Tops, skirts, dresses, men's shirts, harem pants, outerwear, necklaces, bracelets, belts, tribal jewelry, scarves, hats, shoes, kaftans, kurtas, gandoras, sarongs, tunics, and so much more!
* Click to read more about Merry's in...
The Press-Telegram (celebrating Three Cups of Tea with dance): "Making Merry" and photo gallery
The Press-Telegram (Merry's recycled purses)
The Press-Telegram (Merry's store and biography)
The Beachcomber
The District Weekly
DeAnna Cameron's Scribbling Gypsy blog (celebrating Three Cups of Tea with dance)
DeAnna Cameron's Scribbling Gypsy blog
THANK YOU LONG BEACH for voting us your #1 clothing store! (The Beachcomber newspaper)
Merry's is continuing to collect donations for Pennies For Peace, Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson's charitable foundation dedicated to building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
EVERY SUNDAY: The Sunday Shimmy at Merry's, featuring tribal bellydance classes with the Om Sisters at 5:30 PM! Call for details!
NEW AT MERRY'S! We are happy to announce that beginning Sunday, June 7th, Merry's will host a weekly meditation for peace, guided by Irene, to be held every Sunday at 11 AM. There will be several different types of meditations: breath meditation (Pranayama), candle gazing, mantra (Om), Zazen sitting/walking meditation and much more. Call for info!
COMING SATURDAY, JULY 25TH: a celebration and book release party for DeAnna Cameron's novel The Belly Dancer! This will be an exciting event featuring a booksigning by the author, belly dancing, live drumming, a belly dance costume fashion show and trunk show, an opportunity drawing to benefit Women For Women International, and much much more! Stay tuned for details! To be eligible for special giveaways, visit www.DeAnnaCameron.com to RSVP.