Oh, thank you guys, was nice to log in and see so many nice comments.
Angie, yes, I already tried it on with my denim jacket, and all of my leather jackets...and I can easily layer one of my silk or cotton button downs under it...or a black or dark grey turtleneck, tights or sheer hose and boots as Traci pointed out! It's also pretty enough on it's own to be very dressy. I only have one dressy dress and it's very summery (the peach-colored Rebecca Taylor frock if you can recall...it's beaded at the neckline...quite bare and summery). This could be a nice Holiday party dress, I think. I wonder how it would look with my teal velvet cropped jacket?
Sveta, the shoulders are very pleated. Not sure if that is complicated or not; I'm not a seamstress in the least! Oh, I so hope it's not complicated! I am going to take it in on Monday after work...fingers crossed!
Victoria, I work for Nordies, so even though I have the Mod card I'm not eligible for the extra perks (including pre-shop for NAS...sobbing). We reserve those for non-employee customers, only!
Traci, you were right on about the fabric being lovely. I feel like I got quite the deal...I probably would have happily paid double barring the fit issues on top.