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We recommend choosing the size that fits the largest part of your body

*OPTIONAL* I found a great tutorial online for using 'horse hair braid' at the bottom of a skirt to make it wavy

Our two picks from Andersons are chock-full of craftsmanship, but theyre also practical wardrobe workhorses

I had the dress shortened/hemmed because Im short and adjusted the train so it could be bustled for dancing

The tulle is a big, long rectangle and, as Angela described in her tutorial, you want your tulle to be a bit longer than your skirt hem (I wanted to make sure I had quite a bit of volume and room in my tulle gathering, so I made sure to add in several inches to the length,) and a little more than twice as wide as the length of your skirt, since you are going to make a bubble hem, enclosing the skirt and flowers inside of the tulle. As Angela did, I wanted two layers of tulle to create a more muted look for this fall fairy dress