A friend found a lovely blue dress for her daughter's homecoming dance, but was concerned about the short length. I went shopping with mom and daughter and we found silver ribbon in two widths.
Once I got to the workroom, I put the dress on my dress form and pinned the wide ribbon to the skirt to be sure the hem would still drape properly. I added the narrower ribbon at the waist to tie the colors together harmoniously. The ribbon hem is now hand stitched to the dress with invisible stitches. The belt fastens at the back with a large snap, since the daughter did not want a bow in back.