You guys are making me blush so hard right now! Thank you so much for your kind comments.
caro, I know exactly what you're talking about! I had my eye out for something suitable for months but everything I like and am willing to wear was (a) Alexander McQueen and way, way, way out of my price range, and (b) not made in sizes I can wear anyway! I wound up composing this after brainstorming with an online friend and I was so happy with it!
Suz, Windchime, Sona: I'll try to make a longer post about my thoughts on going monochrome, but the short version is that I've lost a lot of weight over the last year and a half and had to relearn to dress myself. After a lot of experimentation, I'm gravitating back to the things I really like: pants, trousers, blacks, greys, whites, etc. I've never been this intentional with my dress but coming up with my own rules has simplified shopping and dressing so much while making me a happier person overall. I feel like me in a way that I haven't in a very long time.
I'm not going to give up this blazer as long as it continues to fit me. Once it's too large, though, I don't think I'll be taking it to the tailor again. It was pretty significantly too large for me when I bought it, and we're kind of at the limit of what can be done with fit without completely recutting the entire thing, which would be spending way more on this than I am willing to pay.