If wearing neon to work or socially isn't for you

A night on the town outing with the girls can spark up more than just color flare. A neon green skirt combined with a black shirt, tights, and shoes adds pop to the outfit. Dark denim jeans with neon shoes are an excellent way to put your toes on the brighter side of the rainbow. Also, look for a color blocked dress with neon accents to brighten up the after work cocktails and lounge. Remember for those who are afraid of color stick to accents, belts, clutches, lingeries or a scarf. You will not feel overwhelmed by brightness if the pop of color is an embellishment or accent piece. Furthermore, the bolder more daring women who embrace color-shirts, skirts, blazers of bright neon hue are offset with darker or nude colors.

If wearing neon to work or socially isn't for you, try the fluorescent hue to the gym. A melon colored workout bra or sneakers brighten the mood when you don't feel like the rep will happen. Active wear has now exploded with bright colors and patterns to even make working out fashionable.

• Rebellion. Literally yards upon yards of fabric went into women's clothing before the turn of the century. On top of all that material, or rather underneath, was a garter, a bust-enhancing device designed to restrict a woman's breathing to a shallow whisper. But the 1920's saw important changes that included the woman's right to vote. That made the ladies stop and breathe... or at least they tried to... and then they untied their garters and took the deepest most freeing breath to date. Dresses lost almost all structure. Gone were cinched waists and in were flat chests. The fellas still got an eyeful with a whole lot of rarely-before-seen skin.

• Sports. You may wonder what sports have to do with the flapper dress. They have everything to do with its freedom of movement. Tennis, golf, swimming... women of the 20's were expressing their athleticism and needed more comfortable clothing in which to do so. The trends of the decade reflected this trend in women's sport. You can't hit a backhand down the line with a garter that physically splits your upper and lower body into two. Those restrictions had to go; and as a result, women became fitter and healthier. An athletic body was in, and the flapper dress was the perfect way to display it.MORE:sexy lingerie store