The dress its self is nice but the pleating on the bottom of it is not thier at all but lucky i got this for a cosplay and i do plan to cut the front of the skirt and also another bonus i ordered a size down and it fit like a glove and the sleeves of the dress don't dig into your arms also it has a zipper on the right side going from the arm pit down to the waist and not down the back like some gowns i will have to say i am happy and im going to hand was to see if i can get the pleating back but if not i still like it .