I absolutely adore the new dress. I thought the slit at the side was a bit long, but wielding a needle just before dinner made it perfect for me. And I'd never suggest making that slit shorter, because I have a friend who absolutely LOVES those length slits and when I suggested she bought the same dress she was all for it :-) I bought it one number larger than needed, because I am temporarily in a wheel chair and wanted to be able to scoot around the chair without messing too much with the dress. It works perfectly, and when I carefully get up and walk with a tall walker the dress goes right down to the floor, which is perfect, then you can't see, that the only shoes I can wear on my broken foot are sneakers ;-) Oh and the ribbon that ties in the back is brilliant for a twist around the long end of the skirt when I drive around in the wheel chair, that prevents the dress from getting in the wheels...