Closet Reality-I'm Too Short For This Dress

So, it's interesting what a photograph actually shows you. (Mirrors lie.)   Like the fact that this dress isn't really doing me any favors...


  At least not at this length.You can't tell, (or maybe you can,) but the dress is pleated, which always adds a little extra at the waist and hips.  And combined with the length it makes me look a little dumpy frumpy...
So the question now is, do I shorten it?  I really do think that losing 3-4 inches might make all the difference but I really don't have the patience to alter pleats right now...Is it even worth the real estate in my closet?

So tell me, alter the dress and keep it or set it free to someone taller than me?

Anyway, I really like the old school Christian Lacroix broach that I'm wearing at my neck.  (Sorry about the poor photo quality!)  I received it a few years ago as a Christmas gift, and I don't wear it often enough!

J.