I never thought it was strange to wear florals during the winter season as I wear them whenever I feel like. Interestingly enough, I recently came across a few articles (here and here) stating that winter florals were now a fashion trend and examples of how to style this trend. I guess it didn't have as big of an impact on me because I've always had a thing for florals (and I don't really follow fashion trends too closely, I think?).  All the more reason to wear it, I suppose! Now, it does make sense to pair floral prints against darker fabrics. One tends to gravitate towards darker colors during the colder seasons. I do like a pop of color here and there, however. As I've mentioned before, I'm not a big fan of wearing a wholly dark attire. I also find it rather interesting that these darker hues are suggestive as being "gothic", "Victorian" or  even "vampy", which I can understand. You don't see vampires in movies wearing bright pinks and corals, do you?

Really, the view is great. Another long overdue post of an outfit I wore last week. It was supposed to have been posted much earlier but I had come down with an illness of some sort that kept me from coming to work and left with a nasty cough the next day. Strep throat, maybe? My sister, Naomi, said several people at her work place were infected with it. I can only assume with absolute certainty that someone at work passed it onto me. I found out from a coworker that he recently got sick being surrounded by people who had been sick for over a month. Sure spreads like wildfire. I'm not one to get sick very often though. Once or twice a year and that's it. Thank goodness. But when I do, it takes me out like no other!