How to beautifully lengthen a dress: interesting ideas

The idea to lengthen a dress comes for various reasons, and there are many such ways. Let's look at the most popular, simple and effective.

Using lace

Openwork clothing and details are a trend that has been relevant for several seasons now. It turns out that choosing this method of lengthening your favorite outfit is not only one of the simplest, but also the most fashionable.

It is better to put an elegant strip along the bottom, because if you insert it in the waist area, then visually this part of the figure will seem more voluminous than it actually is. Lace can be selected to match or use the principle of contrast, but not only in color, but also in texture.

Additional decoration of the sleeve will help make the transformation of the dress more interesting. For this purpose, you can add an insert similar in color to the one that went to the hem, change the cuffs or complement the outfit with them, and sew on buttons.

Adding flounces and frills

This method of lengthening is also not only simple, but will also make the outfit more stylish - dresses and skirts with all kinds of flounces do not leave fashion catwalks.You just need to cut out this part from transparent or denser material (depending on the purpose and style of the dress) and sew it to the hem. If this option causes problems, you can only make a gathered frill.

Options for fixing shuttlecocks:

• along the outside of the hem, but at the same time, the cut lines of the added part are decoratively processed, i.e., the edges of the dress are under the insert;
• the upper cut of the flounce is sewn on the inside - the fabric of the outfit itself is on the front side;
• The edges of the dress and the extension element are aligned on the front side - the connecting seam runs inside.

Imitation double hem

The fabric, sometimes in a contrasting shade, is sewn from the inside in such a way as to create the effect as if a petticoat was worn under the dress. If you have the desire and skills, and don’t mind the fabric, you can make a truly double dress.

Adding a Top Layer

This option is suitable for tight-fitting models. This is more like not an extension, but a real modernization of the dress, because it is completely transformed. The translucent case is made of organza or chiffon. The rectangular cut is ground along the edges and sewn to a thick elastic band. The latter can be easily disguised under a decorative belt.

Option - skirt cut “a la zap”Ax" on a wide belt that is wrapped around the waist.

The translucent detail will not only create the illusion of lengthening, but will also transform even the simplest outfit. The case can go not only from the waist, but also be located higher.

A train, which does not need to be sewn, is suitable as an extension part. Adding a long belt, it is tied at the waist.

If you are not at all comfortable with thread, needle and sewing machine, you can order similar alterations from a professional.It won't cost as much as sewing a dress from scratch.