do you hem your maxi dresses?

jhazn85 · Mar 10th, 2008, 02:14 AM

I just bought a few maxi dresses and they are ALL too long! i'm not exceptionally short either (5'6") so it's so annoying.... I've decided I have to get them all hemmed otherwise i will step all over them when i wear flats. do you guys get your maxi dresses hemmed, or do you hold the dress up while you walk?

maedchen · Mar 10th, 2008, 02:16 AM

It's definitely worth it to get it hemmed! I would hate having to hold up the dress everytime I wore it, esp cause I'm usually carrying a bag or something. I doubt it'll cost too much either cause it's really simple - you might even be able to do it yourself. Good luck!

wordpast · Mar 10th, 2008, 11:58 AM

You what, I never do... and they all ways drag across the ground. I think this season I will.

fettfleck · Mar 10th, 2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jhazn85

I just bought a few maxi dresses and they are ALL too long! i'm not exceptionally short either (5'6") so it's so annoying.... I've decided I have to get them all hemmed otherwise i will step all over them when i wear flats. do you guys get your maxi dresses hemmed, or do you hold the dress up while you walk?

I do, otherwise the same would happen to me. And I it definitive is worth doing it otherwise you won't wear the dresses. And in that case it would be better to return them.

Jahpson · Mar 10th, 2008, 05:34 PM

if they reach past my ankles yeah definitely!!

Nynaeve · Mar 12th, 2008, 01:55 AM

I think long dresses look nice if they just skim the ground (hovering but not quite touching), otherwise they look flood-like. But you have to be careful going up stairs - definitely hold the skirt part in your hand, and when you go downstairs, make sure you do it quickly enough that people don't step on your skirt.

sonya · Mar 12th, 2008, 04:42 PM

You should hem it, or else you will be holding up your skirt the entire time....

stefeilnately · Mar 13th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Yes, I think you should. Personally, ankle length is the max i would go. Don't like my dresses or jeans "sweeping" the ground...

sep · Mar 13th, 2008, 12:40 PM

i hem mine as long as possible without touching the ground... but i also love the grand-royal-esque-ness of a dress that drags the ground so i have 2 that i only wear in the house (one dressy one for summer dinner parties at my place... and one casual one for lounging around the house with the DH...)

aliwishesbear · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:16 PM

What footwear to you ladies wear w/ your maxi dresses? I bought my first one last year from BCBG and have not worn it yet. I can't tell if i should wear flip flops or heels. Thanks!

jhazn85 · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:53 PM

i love wearing flat sandals, or a summery, chunky wedge.

Mar 10th, 2008, 02:14 AM	#1
jhazn85 Member Location: New York	do you hem your maxi dresses? I just bought a few maxi dresses and they are ALL too long! i'm not exceptionally short either (5'6") so it's so annoying.... I've decided I have to get them all hemmed otherwise i will step all over them when i wear flats. do you guys get your maxi dresses hemmed, or do you hold the dress up while you walk?

Mar 10th, 2008, 02:16 AM	#2
maedchen Member	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? It's definitely worth it to get it hemmed! I would hate having to hold up the dress everytime I wore it, esp cause I'm usually carrying a bag or something. I doubt it'll cost too much either cause it's really simple - you might even be able to do it yourself. Good luck!

Mar 10th, 2008, 11:58 AM	#3
wordpast Member Location: Never Never Land	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? You what, I never do... and they all ways drag across the ground. I think this season I will. __________________

Mar 10th, 2008, 05:34 PM	#5
Jahpson Member Location: The Playground	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? if they reach past my ankles yeah definitely!! __________________ Amazingly Sophisticated Happy Holidays to all my TPF friends!

Mar 12th, 2008, 01:55 AM	#6
Nynaeve ... Location: LotusLand	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? I think long dresses look nice if they just skim the ground (hovering but not quite touching), otherwise they look flood-like. But you have to be careful going up stairs - definitely hold the skirt part in your hand, and when you go downstairs, make sure you do it quickly enough that people don't step on your skirt.

Mar 12th, 2008, 04:42 PM	#7
sonya Member	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? You should hem it, or else you will be holding up your skirt the entire time....

Mar 13th, 2008, 12:27 PM	#8
stefeilnately LAVISHED	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? Yes, I think you should. Personally, ankle length is the max i would go. Don't like my dresses or jeans "sweeping" the ground...

Mar 13th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#9
sep Live-Luv-Shop-Repeat	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? i hem mine as long as possible without touching the ground... but i also love the grand-royal-esque-ness of a dress that drags the ground so i have 2 that i only wear in the house (one dressy one for summer dinner parties at my place... and one casual one for lounging around the house with the DH...) __________________ Black Work, Autome Work, Sanguine Work, Maldives City

Mar 13th, 2008, 02:16 PM	#10
aliwishesbear Member	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? What footwear to you ladies wear w/ your maxi dresses? I bought my first one last year from BCBG and have not worn it yet. I can't tell if i should wear flip flops or heels. Thanks!

Mar 13th, 2008, 02:53 PM	#11
jhazn85 Member Location: New York	Re: do you hem your maxi dresses? i love wearing flat sandals, or a summery, chunky wedge.