Purple dress; 6 different ways

I think this little purple shot rayon dress, made using Burdastyle magazine 06/2011, 102 and seen first here will be one of those winning dresses with year round capabilities.  I have been wearing it a tonne this summer;  being a natural fibre and with its flow-y loose design it is beautifully light and so cool on even the hottest day. And I think that come the cooler weather that I will still be able to wear it to, thanks to its sludgy winter-y colour.  It's amazing to me that I was a little doubtful of this dress at first... since I can't imagine now how I did without something just like this before! 
At left; being such an easy casual design with no zips, buttons or other bits and bobs, makes it a perfect throw-on over the bathers, as a beach cover-up or if you just want to pop out for a few groceries.  I have worn it on over my bathers like this lots of times this summer already!  I also love this colour combination of bright yellow against that sludgy purple colour too; colour wheel opposites.  At right; I have a big collection of light summer scarves to dress up a plain dress like this one.  And y'know what? it is amazing, all of my scarves are showcased beautifully against this very blank canvas of a dress.  This scarf, a gift from my parents from their trip to Italy, is one of my favourites.

At left; with a loose-fitting blouse over it, it masquerades as a skirt.  I don't often go for the dress-as-a-skirt look, but the loose nature of both these pieces allow the combination to work really well.  At right; the simple but elegant style can be dressed up for a more formal party or dinner on a summer's evening, with all hot-pink accessories.  I wore this outfit to Cassie's birthday party.

Now for some cool weather ensembles, and I am looking forward when I will be wearing more nuanced outfits with a few layers such as these!  At left; purple is a great base colour for an autumn wardrobe, and I love it against warm rich autumnal colours, such as raspberry red.  Add a creamy scarf, and I'm all ready for a casz day.  At right; worn as a tunic top, and layered up with neutral and similarly sludge-y hued accessories for winter...  I would wear this when I wanted to look smart, like meeting my husband or friends out for lunch, or going out to dinner.  Fyi? best not to try wearing either of these outfits on a 38C day.  That would be just plain silly, yes?  :D

What am I wearing today?  Well I am wearing the second outfit, with the lovely colourful scarf... it was perfect for a pretty hot summer day.  I had morning tea out with some friends and then ran a few errands.  

So which of these outfits would be your favourite?