I just thought of something: what if you could make the dress convertible from sundress to maxi? I think it could be done with buttons, snaps or a zipper, maybe. It’s something to think about, anyway.

Lynn - when I first put on the dress I thought it was overwhelming too. I think I will convert it to a sundress after a few wears as a maxi.

Angie - smiling- this is why you are the expert.

Diana - I am glad you think the maxi look could work.

JAileen - I will see if my seamstress can give me that option. Although I dare say, once I have converted it into a sundress, that is likely to be my favourite was of wearing it.

I would hack it - I much prefer the shorter version!

I'd wear it the way it is designed to be worn....long. It looks lovely the way it is. I think you'll spoil the impact of the dress if you cut it.

I would leave it long but hemmed. I like the three tiers but I think you should hem it shorter. I would see if you could hem all three tiers so it wouldn't look off-balanced. If you decide to hack the bottom layer off, I think the dress is cute, just not quite as dramatic as the three tier version.

Texstyle - I am so glad that there are people preferring the shorter version because if/when I do this, at least I won't feel like I have ruined the dress, just morphed it into something different.

Deb - you are in the majority and I am pleased that the long version is liked.

Sara L - this may be the best option, to bite the bullet and get it altered so it fits as it was designed. The only draw back is the cost, so I will have to ponder whether it is worth the considerable cost of a remodel of the skirt.

Thank you for your input.

You will keep us posted on changes you make to it, right?
It’s cute as a 2-tier sundress, but that’s not as unique as the swooshiness of wearing it long. On first glance, I really did see the dress and had to look for you, so I’m for altering all three tiers. Why do you say you’d have to restructure the whole thing to do that? It looks like you could just hem each one a little shorter.

Hi FashIntern, the frills sit on a layer, so if I shortened the top two frills, it would make no difference to the bottom tier. My weather is still too cold to wear this dress, so I have not done anything with it yet. I think I will wear it one or two times as a maxi dress and then have it shortened. Looking at the photos, I like the dress shorter on me because as you say, such a bold dress, it overwhelm me. In addition, whilst it is still too cold for this dress, come Mid December to the end of March, it will be extremely hot and this dress shortened, will be far cooler to wear.

Thanks for your post!

Mm. I was thinking of shortening the top two as “cosmetic” only because, as you say in the original post, they get progressively longer, and taking length off the bottom one and leaving the others as they are would take that away.
Enjoy your maxi a couple times, and then your “new” sundress.

This dress is a win-win for you because you look stunning in it at both lengths. The original length on you looks as if it's meant to be worn at that length, whereas the model looks like she's making do with an above-ankle length because the dress is too short for her (spoken as another tallish person).

The two-tier version also works -- in fact you look amazing in it. Rarely can layered tiers look so perfect in both iterations.

So my suggestion is to wear it as a maxi, for fun and novelty, until you get bored with it, then give it the chop knowing it will still look super. (I chopped off a tiered maxi sun dress remotely and the chopped version rarely got any wear.)

Btw summer maxis are great in air conditioning.

L’Abielle thanks for your comments. It is good to know that if the maxi is not working for me, I can convert the dress to a shorter version. You do make a very good point about air-con in summer.

I like it very much as it is BUT Angie's right that the shorter version is a total WoW, Very nice combination of innocence (the check) and sexiness. Shorter gives the flounces attitude.

I missed this the first time around but I vote leave it long. Dramatic. Fabulous.

Vildy, it is great that you like it both ways. I do think it will definitely work as a shorter dress, so this is likely how it will end up.

Brooklyn, thanks for your feedback. I am planning to wear it as a maxi initially, it will be a fun Christmas dress. However, if Ifind it hard to wear as a maxi, then I will give it the chop.

Bildungsroman? You got me all excited that there was another German member on here. But alas, I think that’s just a predictive type error.

Fashintern - LOL - how on earth did that end up as Bidungsroman??? I have no idea what I typed. You made me burst out laughing. If I want to change my user name, I am keeping that one as an option (Bijou is after my dog, I could pretend to be an Australian with German heritage).

Oh, but I like you as an Aussie, love the way you know and encourage local makers!