OH MY WORD. Thank you ALL for the awfully kind compliments. I'm happy and blushing
Jane, skirts are hemmed BEFORE they are sent for permanent pleating so you can't hem them. Try to find a shorter version. You can only hack a pleated skirt when it doesn't have a hem. Hope that makes sense.
Anchie, you have a KILLER pleated skirt.
The Cat, this is called a sunray pleat, and it has to be 100% polyester to set in the pleating process.