And matching white cotton is usually relatively easy. Dresses that have a collar, a cuff made out of white material (usually cotton) do well with a white addition for length too. Instead of adding one color ribbon to the bottom, we used a second thin color to edge it off and make it seem less added-on, and more part of the style.Īdding white cotton is easy and not an eyesore. It looks like the dress was designed this way. The bottom of this dress is a grey material with a blue sparkle. So you just find a fabric that works with the existing color, like shown here. Sometimes it’s hard to find the perfect color. Using a similar texture lace (although it’s a different design, it still makes the addition seem seamless). Using the same method in the black skirt above, the lace here was added between the ruffles. Instead of adding another ruffle or layer at the bottom, consider adding a strip of fabric before the ruffle. Mixed fabrics and layers are so much easier to lengthen creatively. Search “color block stripe dress” and find one that you like. How did we come up with this color combination? Google. This dress was purchased for $50 so although the price of grosgrain ribbons can add up, at the end, the dress was still a great price after purchasing the ribbons and adding in the tailoring costs. Have a basic white solid dress that’s too short? Use different colored ribbons to add some life to the dress. Love a dress but it’s too short? It doesn’t always pay to alter, but it doesn’t hurt to ask a store if the company has supplied matching fabric.

Note – Some clothing manufacturers send strips of fabric to stores. There is so much you can do! Here are some ideas that might be helpful to you.

Or…perhaps one of you is a mom of a really tall teen and simply has difficulty finding enough clothing that’s the right length. Whether you want to either give new life to clothing that’s gotten too short…or nabbed a great deal and want to make it work. Here’s how.īeing frum moms of growing teenagers (and who are we kidding, moms often need to lengthen clothing too!), we often need get super creative when adding length to a dress or skirt. Love that skirt, but it’s too short? Add length without it looking added-on (we’ll even add style!).

Black fitted skirt