Dark florals are a big trend for this fall and winter and are personally my favorite print. That’s why this time I’m sharing a video/post on five ways to wear dark florals. Hopefully this gives you some ideas if you picked up some dark floral pieces or are thinking of getting some.

 

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The Slip Dress

The base of this particular outfit is a dark burgundy slip dress. I like to wear slip dresses because they’re great for layering. While it’s easier to wear a slip dress over a plain top, this time I wore mine over one that has a bit of embellishment around the neckline. I think this added a little bit of extra spice to the outfit and since the top is still dark, I didn’t feel like it overwhelmed the look. I finished off the look with a black faux jacket to match the dark color of the top and because I like the way a faux leather jacket toughens up a dress. Finally, I matched the burgundy dress with a pair of burgundy ankle boots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black and Yellow

In this case I’m wearing a velvet dress with a large floral print. Due to the dark colors of the dress, it would be easiest to pair it with other dark-colored pieces, but the only dark piece and wearing is a black pair of tights. In terms of the tights, I went with a pair with striped detailing because I wanted to contrast that with the floral print on my dress. To add a pop of color to the outfit, I finished off the look with a bright yellow jacket and matched the warm tones in the jacket with pair of brown boots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black and Red

Here I’m wearing a black floral dress and adding pop of color to it with a bright red jacket since there is some red in the print and the jacket matches that. I finished off the look by matching the black of my dress with other black pieces including a black belt, black boots and a black mesh top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denim Jacket

The dress I’m wearing in this look is a lot more frilly and feminine than the previous dresses, with a smaller floral print, but it is still dark floral. Since the dress does have a little bit of red in it, I matching that with a red belt and a pair of burgundy ankle boots. I finished off the look with a denim jacket which works with pretty much anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branching out in Dark Florals

For this last outfit, I chose a dark floral kimono rather than a dress. While I enjoy wearing kimonos in the summer and spring, I also enjoy wearing them in the colder seasons if I layer them properly. In this case I wore my kimono over a striped top in neutral gray and black colors so that it doesn’t conflict with the dark floral print much. I paired that with a pair of black pants to match the black color of the kimono, a set of layered black necklaces to spice things up and pair of gray ankle boots to match the gray in the striped top. This outfit would have been fine in this condition, but I wanted to add even more to it so I finished off the look with a felt black hat to match the rest of the black pieces in this outfit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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