TINY waist!  Remind me never to buy from this seller again.  It's a cheap skirt, intended only for use as a rehearsal skirt, so I was not concerned about the quality.  The length of the skirt is fine, as described in the product specs -- but honestly, it was a mistake to buy a skirt that way (by length).  If this is Asian sizing, then they should have stated so.  I have just read in a recent review they aren't good about returns either.  So my choices are either modify the skirt myself by adding extra elastic to the waist or donating the skirt to a worthy cause. What a disappointment!  I would have been better off buying local.