It’s time for back to school shopping, and moms nationwide are getting kids ready to be fashionably ‘cool for school’ in September.

Besides shopping for those back to school supplies, stay current with recent fashion trends that will help keep your kids, tweens, and fashionable teens happily starting the 2012-2013 school year in style:

• While the 80’s never really went away, this year look for the era’s puffy sleeve look to come roaring back. Tiny floral print dresses and blouses are also hot, along with leather bomber jackets and oversized slouchy blazers for that retro “Miami Vice” look.

• The hot news in jeans this year? Neon, of course! Hot pinks, lime greens, and every other color of the rainbow replaces traditional blue for really standing out in the crowd.

• Skinny jeans are still in, but also make way for “super skinny” jeans along with soft, cottony jean leggings. Traditional super-distressed jeans — torn, frayed and/or blotchy bleached — are also on the list of weekend fashion must-haves this year.

• Another fashion-forward statement in 2012 are colorful tribal print blouses and tops. Meanwhile, last year’s bold and colorful stripes have given way to more understated superthin stripes that could be seen on dresses and tops all over the runway this year.

As usual, it pays to shop around for back to school fashion clothing even before September rolls around, so keep an eye on back to school sales beginning in late August. Later, stay especially watchful for money saving 2012 Labor Day sales at stores such as JCPenney’s, H&M, Old Navy, Target, Kohl’s, and other large retailers featuring great, last-minute back to school buys and bargains.

Trendier super cool back to school must-haves for 2012-2013:

• Hot colors – tangerine, hot pink, ultramarine green, rose smoke, titanium

• Chunky bracelets

• Chunky flower rings

• Brooches – floral or star designs

• Multi-layered necklaces

• Gossip Girl-inspired flowered headbands

• Backpacks, prints, checkered or multi-colored

• Neon sneakers

• Ballet flats in shiny colors or leopard prints

• Chunky platform shoes

• Knit beanie hats (they’re not just for guys anymore)

Happy shopping!

 

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