what i wore this week {trends: what works for me + what doesn't}

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Okay, so I'm a huge fan of the color blocking trend. 

Especially when it comes in my favorite colors: blue, green, and gray like this Target top:

I paired it with my Lauren Conrad thrifted crops, $6, and my very old Target flats {$9-ish I think? prices are starting to fade out of my memory banks!}.

I was doing a little online browsing to possibly replace the not-so-favorite maxi dress I told you about last week. I loved it, but he didn't. {though he did tell me he didn't hate it after I posted- that's a plus!}

But I have good news: I found this maxi dress at the Gap, and I love it too:

I think it's perfect, don't you?! I'm not a huge cap sleeve fan, but you know I LOVE blue.

This would be one of those you have to try on in real life, though. Knit isn't always a girl's friend {if you know what I mean...}! It's pretty expensive too, so it would be need on clearance for my budget.

Even though it's pricey, I love the Gap. It's a great place to find fairly well-made clothes that are good for a 29-year-old mama of four. Well, most of the time, anyway. ;)

While I was browsing around, I definitely spotted a few trends I know I could never pull off...

 {never say never, I know... I'll probably be trying to wear them all next year...hahaha!}

like the:

 the 1969 denim wrap jumpsuit

{maybe it was made for very narrow, very tall people? My shorter hourglass shape would make this a  hilarious outfit on me!}

and then there was the chunky space dye sweater...

{yes, that is the actual name! eek! 

Retailers, please don't call anything chunky, okay? It's bound to become a self-fulfilling prophecy!}

This would not work for me, for sure:

And seeing this embroidered, southwest plaid flashback from the 80's makes me think recycled trends might be better left to those who haven't seen them the first time around... :D

I would probably look like I was wearing the original if I tried it:

easy perfect embroidered shirt

Now it's safe to say I don't remember this style from the first time around, but even after a couple of years I'm still not feeling the romper trend. Maybe it's my long torso, but the romper makes me look very, very strange. And pregnant. And very short. 

the chambray romper

I may not have had this romper, but I did have the denim short-alls...

Ah, but the chambray fabric.... now that is working for their skirts....

I just love this vintage style patterned chambray skirt:

And maybe, just maybe, the current neon trend might be okay on a larger scale, even if I did see it the first time {remember those neon scrunchy socks???}, as long as it's muted a little on the bottom like these neon shorts:

Oh, the scrunchy socks, the high bangs, and the rolled up shorts...

Okay, I'm officially feeling old. :)

Probably more than anything, it's because 3 out of 4 of my children are at Vacation Bible School this week. Now that's a weird feeling. And I remembered today that my 3rd child {third!} starts kindergarten this fall.

It's so weird to see them grow up so fast. In fact, it's still weird to think I'm a grown up. :)

I wonder if they will remember this decade of the "teens" like I remember the 90's?

And, more importantly...

 will they always remember their mom wore neon shorts??

hmmmm.....

What trend do you remember most growing up? Do you have any trend regrets? {and better yet, any pictures to show us? do share! hahah!}

linking up at the pleated poppy for what i wore wednesday!