I lived in korea for over 4 years so i know how you feel
did you put bones in the dress parts too? think it would be easy to animate the parts then ( i don;t know how to work with bones yet but should make it easier then moving by vertexs)
I don't have lightwave or 3dmax to use for modeling stuck to med or what i can find freeware wise ( my shoestring budget is so limited i have to wear slip on shoes
)
I do have 3D canvis whish so frar has been a VERY easy modeler to work with
but only works in .3dC format and yet to find a converter for that format.
Also have Amapi 3D v4.15 ( commercial modeler that's not that old thats been released as freeware) but i havn't spent much time learning it yet.
have found MANY tutorials on modeling ( some of the sites i've listed on my tutorials list page). i just don't have a sense of balance while working with the modelers yet. found some nice tips on how to animate without bones without messing up the meshs. guess i just need the time to work on it ( which i don't seem to have)