This outfit is new. The shorts (which I also bought in yellow) are already on clearance at Old Navy for $5. They move stuff through so fast, if it's not on sale or clearance, wait two weeks. Then go back and buy it. And don't wait any longer 'cause if it's been a month, it will already have moved from new arrival to clearance rack to GONE.
The bear is in the first photo because he has suddenly become excessively happy upon seeing the face of this bear. He woke up not too long before we took these photos, and I somehow carried it outside with us. It was the one stuffed animal given to us at baby showers that I didn't want to part with; it was just too cute. Both Benjamin and I have stuffed animals and dolls in storage that we want to share with our kids, so we didn't want to collect too many more than what we already have waiting. But this one? I couldn't give it away. And what do you know, he loves it.
So. Let's talk neon.
Neon was last in fashion approximately fifteen to twenty years ago. They're doing a bit better job this time around though. When I started seeing all this grunge, spray paint, tie dye, neon stuff coming back in the malls (a couple years ago), I could only think of a 1995 Christian movie called Hi-Tops where the teens were dressed in the most ridiculous "cool" late '80's / early '90's fashion the producers could locate. They were gonna make these teens look "cool" so their movie would also be "cool." (If memory serves, the message of the movie did impact me at the time, but I can't seem to recall it now. However, I will never forget it's fashion. Isn't that terrible?).
This image is not from the movie (the film wasn't even popular enough to make it on IMDB, but I did find it on Wikipedia). But this is the kind of neon-grunge fashion that I'm praying for all goodness sakes NEVER COMES BACK. Why these people thought they looked decent enough to have their photo taken is BEYOND ME. Although the tag explains it all: SoCal Surf Wear. Of course, in "SoCal," they wore balloon crotchtacular pajama pants and tucked-in windbreakers and white high-top tennis and crimped mullets to SURF IN. DUH.
Although I should watch my words. Twenty years from now someone might be shielding their fashion-conscious eyes from my get-up today. Neon and pearls? Shudder.
HERS | Tank Old Navy | Shorts Old Navy | Necklace, gift, real pearls | Shoes Crocs Adrina Flip
