I bought this for my costume as one of the Osgood sisters and was happy I had a red bowtie, but it wasn't super. The tie was difficult to adjust and the bows kept flopping down, so I had to pin them up with paper clips. I'll have more time next time to tack them up with thread. Everyone got what I was dressed as, so it did the trick, but it could have been less of a nuisance.