I have had this item for four years and wear it about four times a year.  I really like it.  I am a bit chubby, so I like the shrug, which frankly, hides my back where the tight corset pushes flesh out over the top of the back.  Not attractive.  The only part of the item that did not hold up was the belt buckle.  It broke after the third wearing.  I believe that this has been replaced with a sturdier buckle.