Fashion
Celebrity Style Inspiration: 16 Floral Outfit Ideas for the Dead of Winter
Wearing bright colors in winter is all well and good, but you're not fooling anyone.
For the days when your mood is a bit more realistic — that is, languid, dark, and poetically frostbitten — you don't want to look like some dream of a summer garden when you get dressed. You want to look like flowers should look in winter: monochrome, washed out, and a little bit dead.
Trust me on this one. Just look.
Image: Getty Images
Karen Elson
The florals on Elson’s ’90s-inspired slip dress just can’t deal anymore, and that’s why we love them.
Image: Getty Images
Black floral dress
Jarlo Adora Button Through Maxi Dress in Floral Print, $145.19, asos.com
Image: Asos
Floral clutch
There’s a Byzantine mosaic quality to this clutch that makes the flowers look frozen in time.
Image: Getty Images
Michelle Dockery
Winter florals don’t have to be printed on heavy black fabric when sleeves are long, necklines are high, and colors are kept demure.
Image: Getty Images
Léa Seydoux
In another cut, this fabric would look summery, but the long sleeves give the whole look an icy demeanor.
Image: Getty Images
Sally Hawkins
It’s okay to channel Mrs. Havisham and brocade sofas when it’s cold outside.
Image: Getty Images
Keytt Lundqvist
We’re not saying winter florals have to be leached of all color. The print on this dress has a stultified, antique hue, like flowers that have been artificially preserved under a glass dome.
Image: Getty Images
Lindiwe Matshikiza
There’s no better way to create artificial flowers than to edge them in gold.
Image: Getty Images
Kate Foley
Flowers in grayscale definitely don’t need watering. Or sunlight.
Image: Getty Images
Kelly Killoren Bensimon
The somber burgundy and the gray-white flowers sober this look right up.
Image: Getty Images
Floral jumpsuit
Diane von Furstenberg Shany Floral Lace Jumpsuit, $445, bergdorfgoodman.com
Image: Bergdorf Goodman