If you aren't sick and tired of all the compliments, may I add my love for this look as well? I think the dress over pants look is really cool, but it makes zero sense in my climate, so I love having this place to admire it on others!
I really like the way unbuttoning the dress at the bottom changes the silhouette. Very cool - and ingenious! You wear the windowpane check very well, too. The scale of it is perfect, which is no doubt one of the things that drew you to the dress in the first place.
It is always nice to see your smiling, perfectly made-up face!

Lisa, how fun to see your experiment! To my eye, the drapey dress is perfect with your weighty accessories. And the new hair style looks fantastic. I'm not sure about the color yet but love the way the back falls. Definitely do it.

I think this is a great outfit on you - the long dress as tunic definitely works. Maybe it's the fabric of the dress that makes it sort of stick? Static charge? Ha! It is kind of funny, isn't it?

I wonder if you could just do a more neutral/platinum blonde highlight next time you color to move towards white/silver at a slower pace? I did just a few low lights myself in front recently because the front seemed so much lighter than the rest of my hair. I'm happy with the results as it feels more cohesive again.

Angie - yes, you have a considerably different body than I, and no doubt your dresses don't cling. This particular Rails dress is not roomy and voluminous - at least not compared to other dresses I have . Not all dresses stick to one's butt - you're right:)

texstyle - yes to the platinum highlights. My hair is heavily highlighted as it is, and instead of a golden colour, I have a very silver/lilac toner put through it to counter brassiness. When I'm not tanned and as freckled , my skin is fairly neutral. And the dress sticks because it's a lighter weight fabric than the pants - I assume. It is funny

sandyg - thanks, and you are likely right about the colour. I may not go quite that lilac-y.

ryce - thanks for the lovely words This look is only good here too for a few weeks each year. The minute I have to add a coat to it - forget it.
It's all just a fun experiment .

I have to add my love for this look. It makes me want to get out my denim dress (my one button down) and give it a try. The jewelry is fab as usual and the shoes are the perfect touch. I know what you mean about the short season, same here.

What a great outfit, Lisa. You look fantastic. Nice way to save the dress! I love the shoes you've chosen with this outfit, adding a pretty touch.

Absolutely beautiful! I have long been missing your WIW posts, so it was a real treat to see this one.

Nice shirt dress! I'm sorry there is an issue with it because it is a nice style. I think of the window-pane pattern as one of your "signatures".

I'd be interested to see how the highlights turn out. The grey/purple is very funky, but also a little scary (to me) (because it looks like you'd have to process it a lot).

I definitely think the style, with a little bit more length at the back, will be a nice change.

Well I would like to gently tell you that you look F A B U L O U S and you should wear what you want when you want

Love the button down dress, it looks great. I don't know if this helps but I have a 'slip dress' in two different lengths that I wear under most of the my dresses and tunics. It's slinky, comfy and my dresses just glide over them.

That hair pic is gorgeous Lisa and I can see this working so well for you. In fact, I might just borrow it:)

Actually just wondering, would you wear the shirt dress open like a duster? I could see it worn open over a a very simple black (or white) knee length plain tunic (kind of life #1 just as a visual example) with a long pendant and the skinny pants etc. Or you could try it over a wider leg pant and create that flowy EF look. Just a suggestion:)

Club Monaco just posted their NYFW Collection.  They are showing a lot of pants and leggings worn under skirts and dresses of various shapes.  They've got pants under the Jaquetta t-shirt dress....I've got a couple of those.   Anyway, I don't know if I'm fashion forward enough to pull it off but some of the looks are interesting. 

http://www.clubmonaco.ca/categ.....eekcollect

marilyn - the link didn't go anywhere - but that happens with CM and others sites that maintain both a Cdn and an US version. Curious to see it though - so i'll look elsewhere on the web!

Deborah - interesting idea to try a wide leg pant. I don't own any though And as a duster - I don't think so. It's not substantial enough to be worn that way (too soft and floppy and unfinished on inside in terms of just having regular serged seams). But I could most definitely see other women wearing that look. Not a fan, myself.

Thanks, smittie, kate, Sharan, Robin !

Hah Deborah, I just ordered a pair of flowy silk crepe pants from Elizabeth Suzann to wear under tunics and dresses instead of the endless leggings and skinny pants...hope I like the look when I finally receive them in 6 weeks!!

Lisa - sorry the computer ate my response yesterday!.The lilac color is very pretty but I really like your color now, it's very flattering but I love the depth and dimension, just lovely. Anyway, just wanted to say that you look fantastic as always. Hair cut look great, but when doesn't it!! Woman...do you ever have a bad hair day? One drop of humidity and I'm a frizzy wavy mess. I like the tunic over pants a lot. Very stylish. Some fabrics do "catch" It's not you it's the fabric. I tend, like Angie toward roomier cuts, but that's why I avoid velvet or fabrics with a nap because of the way they have a mind of their own. Kudos to you to make something work that you were on the fence about!!

OK, I am late to this thread, but had to comment how fantastic you look here. I am a big fan of the dress-over-pants look, and you totally nailed it. Your hair, make-up and jewelry always look great, and that is the case here, too.

I have seen Club Monaco lookbook Marilyn was referring too, and they have some very interesting proportions there. Lots of dresses ( mostly shifts) worn over both cropped kick flare pants and leggings.

Wow - great stuff from CM - finally ! I don't fit into their clothes very well anymore , but do like the styling here It's been a few years since anything there interested me ( just too trendy) or fit , for that matter ....which is probably for the better ( I used to spend all of my $ in that store ) . LOVE the first look.

Yep, that first look is really great. I used to buys some clothes from CM about 10 or so years ago when I lived in Boston and was in grad school - they had student discounts and a store pretty close by. Both of those have changed since I moved to DC, and I may buy a piece or so from them per year these days, or even less. Perhaps this collection will makes us both re-discover them.

Agree that button down dresses aren't practical, they're all over retail every Summer but I've learned to stay away from them. Thinking of them as elongated shirts (well, tunics), not dresses, and wearing with trousers, is a good solution.
Totally works in your outfit. I'm partial to black&white anyway. Looks even better with silver.
Olive, wine and long pendants : yes, definitely the fall trends I've seen in stores here too.