Chiming in with nothing new but how great you look!
It is really great how it is a well-fitting dress, but the conservative neckline and the pockets, to me, help make it much more wearable than many cocktail dresses. So, you still look totally fab, but with just the right dash of nonchalance, and not like you're trying, and it makes you more approachable even in your fab-ness, if that makes sense. So I think that is why it is coming across as such a great dress, assuming you feel good in it yourself, of course. It is you wearing the dress and not the dress wearing you.
Now, it IS a more noticeable dress in terms of the geometric, and so if you need to budget for a chameleon LBD that is not memorable in any way, this is not actually it. But, if you expect to have events or occasions with various people--wedding, church, dates, parties and so on--then you can easily wear it several times per year. Changing up footwear, jackets and handbags will give it enough different vibes for day, evening and so on.
I am slowly getting it through my head that there is no point in having a lot of meh dresses and outfits but instead try to have several go-to that look great. This dress certainly fits that bill, from your photos.
