So, I did a terrible thing and was looking at dresses, and was looking at short ones. Gosh, some of them are so cute! And they'd be much cooler than a long dress on the beach, and the crinoline on mine is going to destroy the feathers on my shoes, I just know it. I've been telling myself, no new dress, no new dress, no new dress.
And then, I thought, why not shorten the one I have? The skirt has no decoration, completely plain. The bottom pleat goes all the way around, and would theoretically be able to cover a seam from reattaching the skirt so it's a bit poofy (I'm no seamstress, I'm guessing here totally).
What do you think? I'm 5'5"-ish, shoes are 3"-ish. I'll probably be talking to a seamstress to see what kind of option that may be.