Photos: 10 Best Dressed: Week of January 23, 2012

The dark days of winter have all sorts of adverse effects, from sun depravation to dry skin, but perhaps the most dispiriting part of the season is the sea of grim-looking and unimaginative black coats, dresses, and boots that appear en masse on streets. For the good of humanity, however, the best-dressed women have chosen to bring a little brightness to bear by wearing color-saturated dresses, eye-catching prints, and stunning shearling coats, proving that—even though it s January—there s no reason to keep things plain and simple.