Hey guys!

I just wanted to ask you all a question about whether a lot of you have hemmed or altered your PUG dresses before and if so why?

You see as I've told some of you I've taken up Lindy Hop dancing with my husband and we're both really loving it a lot. A lot of the advanced female students in our class will wear dresses or skirts to social dances that are so short they often swing up over their waists while dancing (they wear shorts underneath of course).

I'd love to get that effect but with my short legs that just isn't going to happen with the Heidi Dresses or even Lana Dress, hence why I'm considering altering at least one or two of my dresses for that.

Has anyone ever had to hem their PUG dresses for similar or any other reason?

Take care and hugs,

Tahitia :)

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You could probably hem them, but why not look for another option? I would die if I ruined my PUG dresses! Hell Bunny has some mini dresses that would probably give you what you are looking for!

http://www.amazon.com/Hell-Bunny-Cannes-Mini-Dress/dp/B00CMRFL5I/re...

Oh wow Deanna that little Cannes dress is... WOW!!

Okay that might have just bumped the Heidi Dress in mint from the top of "dresses to buy" list! I could definitely see the Cannes doing EXACTLY what I need it to do at Lindy social :)

Thank you SO much for telling me!

No problem! it's available in other prints as well, I just googled Hell Bunny Mini Dress and came up with a bunch!

Well I just found out that Mini Cannes Dress is for sale on Blame Betty, they're a Canadian retailer so shipping will be a lot less for me.

I just placed my order now and I can't wait to take her for a twirl at the end of June social dance. Thank you so much Deanna!

I'm in Canada too, so I hear ya with the shipping woes! Hope if works out for you! At least it's supposed to be short, as opposed to cutting a few feet, off a dress that isn't supposed to be so short! Retroglam.com in Edmonton carries hell bunny, and Rosie the rebel boutique here in NL has the same dress but it's a different print, blue with yellow I think. They also ship online, I think.

hemming is really easy. I've never hemmed pug but have with a couple of other things :) 

If I do end up hemming one of the dresses it will only be likely one or two at first. Maybe one of my Heidi's or the Lana like I mentioned.

Hey,

Yeah being 4' 11" I have to hem EVERYTHING. ^_^ 
If you can hem your dress to where it is sturdy you should be fine. Just remember that if you are doing it by machine to go over it twice. I Lindy Hop and Charleston, and I know from experience hand hemming is not always the best approach. I take all of my things to a tailor though. They seem to always get the sturdiest hem lines, and I never get snags or anything. 

Hope it helps,

Sam

It does help Sammie yes and it means even more coming from a fellow Lindy Hop and Charleston gal as well :)

I always take my clothes for adjustment to a clothier friend of mine who is just absolutely brilliant when it comes to anything and everything clothing related. I'll let you guys know how this works out!

I hem almost everything. I'm like 5'1'' on a tall day when I'm not wearing heels ; )

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