So, (amusingly, all my blogazine entries thus far have begun with, "So..." and so now I'm going to try to make them all start that way forever and ever)...  Anyway, so... 

I saw this black jersey dress from Susana Monaco on someone's (maybe Kristi's) list here on Kaboodle a month or so ago.  The model in the dress on Revolve's site is just crazy-cute and looked fab in the dress so I went to order it.  It was out of stock at Revolve but I manged to find it on Bloomingdale's site.  I was all kinds of stoked for it to come, hopeful that it would look as cute on me as the model.  I mean, how many of us have ordered stuff that looks great in a photo but looks like utter crap on us.  Right?

Happily, this dress rocks!  It's a little shorter on me, as you can sort see in the photo, than the model, which kind of bums me out, since I prefer a below-the-knee length, but the fit in the waist is perfect.  Like, seriously perfect.  As in the best fit off-the-rack of anything I've ever bought perfect.  W00t!

With a push-up strapless bra underneath the nearly-straight, slightly scooped neckline gives me a little Scarlett Johansson shelf o' boob action (as much as my 32As are going to be) and because of all the seaming around the bust (which you can't see in the picture of me because it's really hard to photograph details in black clothes) I'd say you really don't even need a bra unless you're over a B.  But the fit sort of helps keeps the strapless bra in place anyway. 

The jersey fabric is fairly substantial (not thin crappy, Forever 21-quality jersey) and keeps a good line on the skirt.  The fit around the waist it really close to the body while the hips are more accommodating, which is perfect for my body shape.  The fabric keeps the dress from being either too dressy or too casual, making it a really good go-to dress for most occasions.  So far I've worn it to Mother's Day tea and a swanky dinner.  Pretty versatile.  For $162, a really good purchase.