Welcome to the monthly edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet virtually once a month. One of us chooses a theme each month, and that can be anything: a book, music, a color, a movie. And then we all style an outfit based on that theme.

This month’s theme was chosen by Emma of Style Splash and is NEON!!! See my interpretation of the theme below…and be sure to take a look at my fellow bloggers to see how they have interpreted the theme this month.

Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style

Debbie of https://www.debbiestyleslife.com/

Darlene of https://aquamarinastyle.com/

Sonja of https://www.yustsome.nl/

Anna of https://www.muttonstyle.com/

Emma of http://www.style-splash.com/

And now, on with our show!

I titled this post “Baby Steps,” because that’s how I go into unfamiliar territory. And when Emma chose neon for this month’s theme I thought, that is really unfamiliar territory for me! Like I said last month for the punk theme, I lived through those punk and neon eras…but I really didn’t dress that way. I’ve always dressed pretty conservatively.

So I realized I would have to figure out how to take a baby step into the world of neon…and how you could, too. And it’s pretty simple. Start small. A scarf – like I did. A watchband. Stripes on sneakers or down the sides of leggings. There are plenty of ways to include just a little bit of a new trend into your wardrobe. If you find you’re comfortable with that, and like it, it’s easy enough to branch out – a tee shirt, a tote bag. And after that? Dresses! Moto jackets! Floofy coats! The world is your neon oyster!

But for me, a scarf was a good start. I actually thought this was a little more yellow-green when I saw it on the website, but…whatever (now I’ve got my St. Patricks’ Day look!). I thought I would add it to a very stark neutral outfit and let it brighten the whole thing up. I think it might also be fun worn as a shawl on a summer evening with an all-white look…or over one of my 17 (barely) different blue chambray dresses.

Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers in the group to see how they styled their neon look!

1984 called. It wants its neon back!!!

But guess what? I’m Keeping It!!!

What I Wore:

  • Lime green pashmina, available in a gazillion colors here
  • Mossimo grey turtleneck from Target, size 3x. Old. Comparable here in plus and here and in straight size
  • White Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans, size 22w short.
  • Old Navy black recycled wool coat, size 3x. Old. Comparable here in both plus and straight sizes.

Photos by me!

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