I agree with passing on a dressy dress you won’t have use for. Maybe there is a way to incorporate what you do like from it. The gorgeous color, or perhaps the sheen, in a dressed down way that suits your needs.
Do you like wearing floral prints much, as in the sweatshirt? I wouldn’t have thought that. I remember the velour ON blue top you had last year. Perhaps something in that vein that fits you for a little something this year.
I am drawn to this skirt in a different color, and like the concept of the printed top, though not this exact print or puff sleeve.