How to wear brights if you're like Donnie Osmond and feel a little bit rock 'n' roll...

I keep reading in different fashion magazines and blogs about how "brights" are really big this season. After a fall and winter of grays and blues and neutrals, spring seems the appropriate time to bust out some flash and color. Brights can be kind of scary, though, especially if you don't like drawing attention to yourself, because when you show up in say, a bright orange sweater, someone might mistaken you for a Wisconsin hunter during deer season. Maybe not the look you're going for. It's not all neon, though. We're not flashing back to the early 90s (yet) and unless you want to go there (I'd recommend you don't, and oh god, the memories of my mom dressing me up in neon pink bicycle shorts with my matching white, neon pink, neon green, and neon yellow top for the 1st day of first grade....) Brights don't have to be fluorescent, but they have to POP! There are different ways to wear brights, and while a rule of thumb is not to wear brights with too much black lest you look cartoonish or like a bumblebee, it all depends on your style. Case in point: If your style tends to be a little more rocker, you might want to do your brights like this. Because brights are so bright you'll want to think of wearing them in terms of proportion, contrast, and effect. If you're style is more like this, you're probably not looking to blend in with the masses. You don't want to overdo it, though. Brights in shoes and accessories are a good way to incorporate the brights with subtlety, such as in the case of the blue boots. The brightish yellow t-shirt is toned down because it's worn under a leather jacket and scarf. At least I think so, but your mileage may vary.