I have a confession: I love Neon.

I know, I know, we’ve been grumbling about the 80s trends that are creeping back onto the scene, from scrunchies to fanny packs, but when I walked into Forever 21 the other day and saw a sea of neon, my ten-year-old self started doing cartwheels. I have a rich history with neon - I used to swath myself in a multitude of neon earrings, bracelets, shirts, skirts and socks. I have a picture from a trip to Disney where I am wearing a white t-shirt that has a neon green screen print of a kid wearing sunglasses, paired with a neon pink (or was it orange?) skirt over a pair of black biker shorts and I believe there was even a pair of neon sunglasses on my face. I have to find that picture. It was my quintessential look. I also had a collection of big plastic earrings in every shade of neon. I couldn’t get enough. I was so into neon that I even entered a contest for creating a new American Girl doll (I was probably a little too old to be doing so. Don’t judge) and her name was “Megan” (see? It wasn’t me because her name was spelled differently) and she was a tomboy and she had a wardrobe of neon clothes. I was very specific about what she wore. I drew a picture and everything. I can’t imagine why my design didn’t win.

So with that little bit of my fashion history, you can understand why I’m excited to see neon rear it’s bright head again. I might not combine all my neon in one outfit, as I did in my past, but I would definitely rock these neon pieces:

Converse, Sunglasses, Tee, Wallet, Scarf, Sandals

Am I alone in my neon devotion?

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