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A prom dress is chosen with great care because a prom dress is meant to make the woman wearing it her very best. Gowns, whether wedding gowns or prom dresses have always been very appealing to women because there is something appealing about a woman in a well made gown. Any kind of plain Jane will also end up looking gorgeous in a well-tailored gown, which suits her body type.

Today young girls are going against the tradition of prom dresses by choosing to wear short prom dresses. Usually prom gowns are designed to be long, as many girls still prefer to go the traditional way. If you buy a prom dress from a high-end store and then have it shortened then you will end up spending a bomb. The prom dress has many layers and the tailor will charge you to alter every layer. There are some easy ways to shorten your prom dress and you can save the money you would have otherwise had to pay.

If you do not want to spend money on a brand new prom dress and also on shortening it then you should dig out some old attire from your wardrobe and shorten it to give it an entirely new look. Different styles of gowns needs different tactics to shorten them. If your dress is a ballroom style dress gown then just gain a crinoline to shorten it in length. This creates a new look which is 3 to 4 inches shorter in length than the original. The more length your dress has the more crinolines you will require but this is a very simple way to shorten your dress.

Another easy and simple way to shorten your gown is to add pick up style details to it. A pick up skirt is given the look by stringing the material of the skirt and raising it a few inches. The pickup skirt style can be used to give your gown a perfect ruffled styled look. You can even shorten your gown from the waistline if you are short waisted and will fit into a small waistline.