This is my beautiful Abla Oriental Spice dress shown on Dahlal's website (third dress, black with copper and turquoise beading and sequins):
http://www.dahlal.com/default.aspx?n=1&c=1&s1=1155&s2=0
Bought it abouta year and a half ago and have never worn it because it is too BIG and too LOOOONG. Been procrastinating alterations. But I want to wear it to perform at the Festival on the Nile next weekend. So I gotta get moving on it.
I can take in the darts to fit the torso better, but what about the length? Thinking about taking it up about an inche from under the heavy hip fringe. Maybe making a seam all the way around under the fringe.
Have you ever done something like that before? Problems? Other suggestions. I don't want to cut into anything.
Souzan