Cats are always a winner on the LAF

I could see lots of uses for her in other genres too.
You have to get her painted up ASAP

True, but those woollen socks are just a beautiful touch. Hopefully she can be shortened without giving up too much of them.
I think he means remove the legs, chop some of the nightdress off and then re-attach the legs to it, rather than cutting the legs themselves. At least that's what I'd try and do if it were necessary.