Mer-Sea & Co.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Retail, apparel |
| Founded 📆 | 2013 |
| Founders 👔 | Melanie Bolin Lina Dickinson |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , U.S. |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Travel clothing, sleepwear, candles, gifts |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | mersea |
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Mersea (also known as Mer-Sea & Co.)[1] is an American lifestyle brand based in the Kansas City metropolitan area that designs travel-themed clothing, sleepwear, candles, and gifts. The company was founded in 2013 by Melanie Bolin and Lina Dickinson.[1][2] Its first permanent store opened on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in 2026, the same year the brand released a sleepwear collection designed in collaboration with the actress Selma Blair.[2][3][4]
History
Bolin and Dickinson met through their children and founded the company in 2013.[2][3] Its first products were wrap-style layers designed for travel, and in the early years, the brand grew quick enough to be put at No. 279 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.[5][6][7] In 2022, the company reported $15 million in revenue and released a broader ready-to-wear clothing line.[5] More than 1000 stores in the United States, including Anthropologie and Lands' End, carried its products.[5] Mersea started to manufacture denim in 2023.[5]
The same year, mittens made by Mersea were highlighted in Oprah Winfrey's "Favorite Things" holiday list,[8][9][10] and in early 2024, the home fragrance company Pura released a three-scent collection developed with Mersea for its smart diffusers.[11]
After Selma Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, Mersea founders sent her a gift of pajamas and candles during her treatment, which started their mutual association.[12] The company released Sea La Vie, a limited-edition sleepwear capsule created with Blair in April 2026 as its first celebrity collaboration.[13][14][15] The collection was designed in the United States and manufactured in India and China.[2] The company's first permanent store opened on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in June 2026, and Blair joined the founders for the occasion.[3][16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collins, Leslie (2022-10-03). "Lenexa's Mersea will don new growth with first ready-to-wear line". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lockwood, Lisa (14 April 2026). "EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair Partners With Mersea, a Kansas City-based Lifestyle Brand, for Pajama Capsule". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved October 01, 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kinning, Nicole (2026-06-04). "Selma Blair to Join Mersea as Kansas City Brand Opens First-Ever Store on the Plaza". Kansas City Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Collins, Leslie (2026-06-03). "Mersea brings travel-inspired brand — and Selma Blair — to the Plaza". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Zwieglinska, Zofia (2023-10-17). "Mersea launches denim in bid for customer loyalty". Glossy. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Mer-Sea & Co. company profile". Inc. October 01, 2026. Retrieved October 01, 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=, |date=(help) - ↑ Collins, Leslie (2018-10-08). "Founders of beach-inspired Lenexa retailer reflect on Inc. 5000-caliber growth". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Thompson, Jenna (7 November 2023). "Johnson County company is one of Oprah's 'Favorite Things,' and business is booming". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Collins, Leslie (2023-11-01). "Lenexa retailer's product makes 'Oprah's Favorite Things' list". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Meet the 73 Terrific Small Businesses on Oprah's Favorite Things 2023 List!". Oprah Daily. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Esposito, Christine (2024-01-16). "Pura and Mersea Create New Home Fragrance Collection". Happi. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2026-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ DeSantis, Marissa (2026). "The Essentials With Selma Blair: Bed Jackets, Beaches and Sant Ambroeus". Observer. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Eyermann, Delaney (June 1, 2026). "New store, 'Legally Blonde' star coming to Country Club Plaza next week". WDAF-TV. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Zitz, Shannen (April 15, 2026). "Selma Blair Designed Pajamas for Better Sleep—Do They Work?". Women's Health. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ MacNeill, Julianne (2026-04-14). "Selma Blair Launches 'Sea La Vie' Clothing Line with Mersea". Woman's World. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ Summers, Jazlyn (March 11, 2026). "MERSEA to open first-ever store at Country Club Plaza this summer". KCTV. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
