The saga of the Magaschoni dress did not end happily. It was gorgeous but I could see that the entire thing would have to be taken apart and rebuilt to fit me, and I just wasn't up for a tailoring project of that magnitude. Also, the hip portion was made in a definite curve that would never fit me without reshaping the whole bottom half.

I returned it to the eBay seller.

The happy news is that the faux fur vest from Club Monaco is now available again in all sizes! And since it's freezing, and there's lots more winter to come, and I'm sick of all my cold weather clothes (as MuseumGal brilliantly said, "It's January and I want to set my entire winter wardrobe on fire"), I decided the faux fur vest would be a far better purchase.