My 2 year old loves the long train on the back. She loves to look behind her at her cape dragging on the floor and even carries toys around on it. She's been so rough with it, unfortunately, that the tulle cape has already a bit ripped near the shoulder in her first two days of wearing it, but I think I can fix it. A tougher fabric like organza would have been better, but it should hold up well with an older child or more gentle toddler The jewels that make the snowflake design on the front were just stuck on with adhesive, and my daughter quickly learned how to peel them off. They probably would have come off in the first washing. My daughter is very small for a 2 year old, and the dress fits her decently with room to grow. She loves it.