KEEP THE DRESS. I want to be extra bossy here.

Next experiment. Leggings.

*smiling*

With you stating this..."I would wear it to: a cocktail reception, a dinner with hubs, a party with friends, the theatre, opera, etc." ...I think it is perfect. It sounds like you really love it, Suz, and everyone agrees that it is not inappropriate in any way and in fact looks gorgeous on you. Keep!

Gorgeous, Suz. I absolutely love it on you. I'm nodding along with you because, for me also, it would be a summer dress. But you will have lots of opportunities to wear it, as you've noted. Angie has spoken, you must KEEP ;).

Angie, leggings -- oh no!!!

Psst....I am going to look at faux leather ones.

Thanks, everyone -- I am keeping.

Yeah. Perhaps try the Lysee leggings under this dress - just for fun. I wore this outfit over the weekend and loved it.

So I got Lysee leggings last year and they would not stay up on me. I have this problem with many leggings I have tried. I'm not sure why. But it is part of the reason I gravitate away from them.

The other reason is it all feels too unstructured. But wearing a Woven dress or top or topper will really help with that problem.

Did you try sizing down? YES. It's all about the WOVEN dress with leggings.

Try your skinny jeans under the dress, Suz. Is the combination "at home date night "potential for and hubs. Love that you do that.

Love Angie's suggestions. And yes maybe you need to size down in the leggings. They need to fit snugly. Can't wait to see the outfits and styling you can make with this gorgeous dress. I am so glad Angie was bossy and you listened

Have you tried Spanx leggings? The light compression and higher waist might help with the crawling factor (I have that problem with tights and have good luck with higher-waisted mildly compressive pairs that are long enough). Do athletic leggings stay up?

Great suggestions. SOME athletic ones stay up. But some don't. It sounds like I might have to experiment a bit. I had the smallest size in the Lysee last year and they were control top but they still crawled down on me. I'm going to see if there's any commonality in the sports versions that don't crawl down on me.

Late to the "keep it" party, but so glad you decided to give this gorgeous dress a go. The color is beyond beautiful on you and its movement adds a lot also. It was a clear winner when you described how it felt to wear it.

Happy travels.

OMG you look ADORABLE. The dress, the shoes..!!!

Wow! The neck line is perfect on you (I think you were concerned about it).

Wardrobe hole identified: leather/pleather leggings!

For the venues in which you're planning on wearing it, I think it's perfect.

Listen to Angie. I love it when Angie's bossy.

VERY late to this but what Beth said Please keep, I love it on you it's very modern gamine imo

I am glad you are keeping. Regardless of every one else, YOU love it, and that's what matters.

I am excited to see how you style this dress, especially in cooler weather.

The dress is gorgeous on you, Suz! That's the one piece I swooned over at NAS but didn't get because my lifestyle doesn't warrant such a piece...I will live vicarious through you. And, I think the length is perfect...you've great legs:)

Sweet sister! I love the dress! I am away from home and having internet issues, so I haven't read the other comments. I usually don't like shorter dresses, but I would wear this in a NY Minute!

Karen, THANK you so much again for facilitating. I will post the skirts when I get back home. They are also keepers.

I've never seen such an outpouring over one dress ! Just chiming in to suggest that when tights and leggings crawl down, they are just as often too small or too short, as they are too big. Yes, getting them bigger adds length sometimes, but having to yank them up means they either don't have enough stretch and hold at the waist, or they are too small. Just my two cents here ...

Voom!

The thread needs to stop , I have become a green eyed monster as I simply adore the dress but of course failed to purchase !!!!

I'm just adding another response to see if we can get this thread over the 100-mark.

Viva's comment made me laugh, so I'm adding. I think I didn't actually comment earlier, because the push was so strong already for KEEP! that I didn't feel the need to add my voice to the fray. But yes, it's really great.

Bump! The Spiegel leather jacket of 2015! Count me in! We need to do a mega twin day!

Just a suggestion that may be hard to empliment. Decades ago when I was a young teacher with a closet of miniskirts, trying to make them acceptable classroom wear, I often used stockings in colors. If you can find berry colored sheers, it may help your comfort level and bookend the sheer sleeves. Long ago I used to have a stash of burgundy, navy, and even Hunter green sheers for this purpose.
You need to keep the dress. What does Mr. Suz think of it?

Natalie, laughing myself silly. We need a get-together with this dress.

Joy, good thought. I will look for burgundy hose.

Mr. Suz hasn't seen it yet -- he was travelling and now I am travelling.

I think he will like it. He doesn't mind shorter skirts (but also likes longer ones) and he likes what makes me happy. Waist surrender is a non-issue for him.

I still haven't decided 100 percent if I'm keeping mine. I haven't showed DH but I think he will go down the same lines as Natalie's husband, plus tell me it looks like a maternity dress. DD saw it and liked it but she said it was more her style (she likes shifts and she's all about burgundy) than my usual look. Whatever that is. LLL.