Help for Tall Dancer!!!

jennatoga · 10-10-2007, 11:43 PM

Hi all! I'm a tall dancer, just under 6' tall, and I'm having a hard time finding skirts that are long enough for me. Does anyone have any ideas of online stores that carry longer skirts? Any help will be appreciated! There's nothing worse than having skirts come to my calf when I want them at least to my ankle! Thanks in advance everyone!

staranise · 10-11-2007, 01:02 AM

hi, I'm 6"2 and I make all my own skirts and pants or have them made for me. my best advice is to learn how to sew! what style do you do? if tribal I know flying skirts Flying Skirts Tribal Belly Dance Costumes: Skirts cater for the extra long, though I've never purchased from them...

jennatoga · 10-11-2007, 02:21 AM

Thank you so much for that tip. I've tried the whole sewing thing in the past with disastrous results! LOL Ah well, I'll keep looking, for either skirts or a seamstress in my area. Thanks for the link!

samsied · 10-11-2007, 02:32 AM

I have the opposite problem! But Lrose makes skirts to custom lengths soI imagine they are just as good for the tall as well as the short. They are at lrosedesigns.com

I keep suggesting them to other dancers! I promise I don't work for them or even buy from them that often--just a happy customer!

Azeeza · 10-11-2007, 04:12 AM

Ditto with L.Rose! Quality is magnificent and customer service is out of this world!

Azeeza

Kharmine · 10-11-2007, 04:31 AM

You could get a piece of fabric to be sewn under the hem of a skirt -- something in a pretty contrast, which would give you a layered look. I would recommend finding a seamstress through a good dry cleaners -- it wouldn't cost much for that much sewing.

adiemus · 10-11-2007, 04:39 AM

What a great idea Kharmine!
I have the opposite problem (duck's disease my man calls it!!), so my skirts are made by me...
but I love the idea of adding a contrast to the bottom to lengthen - I trimmed one skirt too short when TRYING to stop the darned thing from dropping on the bias, now it's about 2 or 3 inches too short...

Kharmine · 10-11-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by adiemus

What a great idea Kharmine!
I have the opposite problem (duck's disease my man calls it!!), so my skirts are made by me...
but I love the idea of adding a contrast to the bottom to lengthen - I trimmed one skirt too short when TRYING to stop the darned thing from dropping on the bias, now it's about 2 or 3 inches too short...

Thanks, adiemus! It's a trick I learned years ago while working in Renaissance fairs. Newbie participants frequently borrowed or bought costumes from each other when they didn't have their own yet.

You can even have the two parts attached with a loose stitch so that if you want to change the look, you just snip that strip off and replace it with another. Just make sure the under strip isn't so long you're likely to step on it and rip it off!

adiemus · 10-12-2007, 02:12 AM

ooops!

jennatoga · 10-12-2007, 09:23 PM

Thank you all so much for the tips- LRose is GREAT!!! Maybe I shouldn't be thanking you...now I know where my paychecks will be going.....

LOL Have a great weekend everyone!

10-10-2007, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jennatoga Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Help for Tall Dancer!!! Hi all! I'm a tall dancer, just under 6' tall, and I'm having a hard time finding skirts that are long enough for me. Does anyone have any ideas of online stores that carry longer skirts? Any help will be appreciated! There's nothing worse than having skirts come to my calf when I want them at least to my ankle! Thanks in advance everyone!

10-11-2007, 04:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kharmine V.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Foot of the Rocky Mountains Posts: 1,248	You could get a piece of fabric to be sewn under the hem of a skirt -- something in a pretty contrast, which would give you a layered look. I would recommend finding a seamstress through a good dry cleaners -- it wouldn't cost much for that much sewing. __________________ What if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?

10-11-2007, 04:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
adiemus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 977	What a great idea Kharmine! I have the opposite problem (duck's disease my man calls it!!), so my skirts are made by me... but I love the idea of adding a contrast to the bottom to lengthen - I trimmed one skirt too short when TRYING to stop the darned thing from dropping on the bias, now it's about 2 or 3 inches too short... __________________ He wahine, he taonga- Every woman is a treasure(Maori proverb)

10-12-2007, 02:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
adiemus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 977	ooops! __________________ He wahine, he taonga- Every woman is a treasure(Maori proverb)

10-11-2007, 01:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
staranise Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: newcastle, australia Posts: 45	hi, I'm 6"2 and I make all my own skirts and pants or have them made for me. my best advice is to learn how to sew! what style do you do? if tribal I know flying skirts Flying Skirts Tribal Belly Dance Costumes: Skirts cater for the extra long, though I've never purchased from them...

10-11-2007, 02:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
jennatoga Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Thank you so much for that tip. I've tried the whole sewing thing in the past with disastrous results! LOL Ah well, I'll keep looking, for either skirts or a seamstress in my area. Thanks for the link!

10-11-2007, 02:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
samsied Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 120	I have the opposite problem! But Lrose makes skirts to custom lengths soI imagine they are just as good for the tall as well as the short. They are at lrosedesigns.com I keep suggesting them to other dancers! I promise I don't work for them or even buy from them that often--just a happy customer!

10-11-2007, 04:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Azeeza Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 831	Ditto with L.Rose! Quality is magnificent and customer service is out of this world! Azeeza

10-12-2007, 09:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
jennatoga Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Thank you all so much for the tips- LRose is GREAT!!! Maybe I shouldn't be thanking you...now I know where my paychecks will be going..... LOL Have a great weekend everyone!