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If you find the dress you love but it falls an inch too long, investing in minor tailoring to bring the hem up is highly recommended to ensure your proportions remain balanced

To round out the rest, I perused my favorite party-dress retailers (including Revolve, Reformation and Lulus) for styles that are either available specifically in petite sizing (always a win) or fit the bill in terms of safe lengths and flattering features, parsing the reviews to make sure actual petite shoppers have given them their stamp of approval

But that doesnt make it less of a nice touch of subtle elegance

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