What I wore this week: a floral dress in winterTV show for an hour at the same time once a week: life just isn’t that regimented in 2017. You don’t have to be dictated to by fashion convention any
more than your viewing has to be governed by 9pm appointments with the
television.I would go so far as to say that it’s not just that you can wear floral dresses outside summer, but that outside summer is, in fact, the best time to
wear them. A floral dress in summer is almost too neat. It is so appropriate
that it feels a bit literal, and I am not a big fan of literal dressing. That
thing where you wear, for instance, a strawberry-print dress to Wimbledon makes
me kind of itchy. To me, an outfit that makes such ploddingly obvious
connections does not sell the wearer as a scintillating conversationalist. Is
that mean? Sorry.Christmas, by the way, is the exception to my anti-literal fashion diktat. For December, I operate an amnesty on basic. I am all for a full-fat festive
look. Head-to-toe festive red? Count me in. Novelty, mistletoe-themed hair
accessory? Not ruling it out.When you wear a floral dress in the summer, you mirror the world around you; when you wear one in winter, you challenge it a little. You are creating your
own aesthetic. It helps that there is no basic styling option open to you when
you go down the flowery dress route on a chilly day. You can’t default into a
sandal and a neutral blazer, unless you intend to freeze. You are going to need
a dress with a long sleeve, or to layer a turtleneck under your dress, either of
which takes the floral dress to a more interesting place. And you are going to
need tights or, may I suggest, boots, which instantly stop even the floatiest
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