So cutting back on HL spending did not really work...I ended up nabbing this dress from the Outnet:
http://www.theoutnet.com/product/275585
(At the behest of the boy, who believes that the weird tiered/peplum-y sides will somehow look amazing on me. I am fairly certain that I'll be returning this dress, because even if it looks great on me I feel like I have a lot of other full-skirted dresses in my closet that are still waiting to be worn. But if it looks SUPER FANTASTICALLY AMAZING...I will keep it.)
I also grabbed the Ari in rich plum from Melody today. I don't have a purple dress so, uh, this is an important addition to my collection. Haha. Or something like that! I'll post pics of both when I get them.