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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9549699, member: 5398"]Beautiful dress, and looks perfect on you. I also like your necklace and shoes with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sell vintage clothing and often have the dilemma of what to do if a belt is missing. I often use a length of grosgrain ribbon if I can find a complementary color. However since you're a petite size, adding a solid-color belt may not look quite right if the waist seam on the dress is a little lower than your natural waistline.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took the liberty of drawing a black belt on one of your photos. It looks a little too low and might look best without a belt at all--just my opinion anyway. The belt loops look like crocheted thread and could be snipped off, and/or the ends removed from the inside of the dress. If they're fabric loops sewn into the seams, you'd have to remove some stitching and resew the seams. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]455391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9549699, member: 5398"]Beautiful dress, and looks perfect on you. I also like your necklace and shoes with it. I sell vintage clothing and often have the dilemma of what to do if a belt is missing. I often use a length of grosgrain ribbon if I can find a complementary color. However since you're a petite size, adding a solid-color belt may not look quite right if the waist seam on the dress is a little lower than your natural waistline. I took the liberty of drawing a black belt on one of your photos. It looks a little too low and might look best without a belt at all--just my opinion anyway. The belt loops look like crocheted thread and could be snipped off, and/or the ends removed from the inside of the dress. If they're fabric loops sewn into the seams, you'd have to remove some stitching and resew the seams. [ATTACH=full]455391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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