As the darkest time of the year approaches, most folks start their mornings fumbling around in the dark, squinting into their closets for something to wear; it’s no wonder black becomes a predominant color choice. But black doesn’t necessarily mean boring: This week’s style blogs showed lots of somber-yet-chic outfits, including Natasha Poly in a paneled charcoal coat, shot in New York by Pop Bop & Snap, and COTTD’s Cindy Van Der Heyden in black to from head to boot-clad toe. Others accented a mostly black outfit with one particularly striking piece: StyleScrapbook’s Andy Torres added a gold sequined miniskirt, for example, while Altamira captured Arizona Muse in a simple silk dress with a bold patterned shoe.