I just got my costume in the mail today and it is extremely cute. This is my first review of a costume, but I'm going to try to include all the information I wish I'd had when I was shopping for this one, and will upload a picture, so hopefully this will help future costume buyers.

First of all you'll want to purchase at least two 13" to 15" double petticoats to get the effect in the picture, as the dress itself is just the dress. It doesn't have any "poof" to it at all. I say 13 inch to 15 inch double petticoats for two reasons, A) I tried a single petticoat and it just doesn't do anything. In the picture I've uploaded I'm wearing a single double petticoat 15 inches in length that I purchased after the initial single petticoat diabolical. Even the single double petticoat didn't have nearly the poof of the picture, so I ordered an additional double petticoat, but it hasn't arrived yet so the pic I'm uploading is with only one 15 inch double petticoat. The 2nd reason I say 13" to 15" double petticoat is it's entirely up to you how much of your rear you're comfortable displaying to the general public... because if you go with the 13" as I did initially, your bottom WILL be hanging out, as this dress is SHORT.

So if you're on the tall side like I am (over 5'8") you're going to want to keep your petticoat length in mind, because the petticoat is basically the only thing that will be covering your rump. The dress may cover more if you're on the shorter side, but I'm not short and it doesn't cover my butt. Simple as that.

As far as the construction and the material of the costume, it's made fairly well for a costume. If you order the correct size you shouldn't have an issue with the seams popping, and what have you. The stitching and construction is stronger than most costumes I've worn, so no complaints there.

However the stock picture made me think that it was made of a cotton, or maybe linen, a sturdier fabric of that sort. That could just be me though, because I suppose there was no actual reason for me to come to that conclusion about the material...  Anyway a sturdier type fabric is what I was expecting, and in reality it's made of a thin spandex. It feels much like a bathing suit made of very thin spandex with a zipper in the back, so you may want to keep that in mind.

If you've got a little extra jiggle the material definitely would not be flattering if you wore it tight as it will show every single roll and dimple you've got. You'll definitely to want to either buy a slightly larger costume size, or purchase a sturdy boned corset if you want a tight, fitted look. The material of the costume is forgiving when it comes to fit, but I think it would absolutely NOT forgiving when it comes to hiding any flaws in your figure. So keep that in mind when picking your size.

I'm between 5'8" and 5'9", weigh 160lbs, and wear a size 9/10. The sizing chart said I should order the medium/large, so that's what I ordered. It fit me perfectly, but I'd say that if you wear a 12 or a 14 you'll want to go with the next size up, or purchase a corset as I think it would be too tight for comfort and the thin, form fitting, stretchy material. The chart suggests that the medium/large would also fit sizes 12 and 14, but I wouldn't recommend it without the purchase of a corset, I'd just go for the next size up. Now according to the sizing chart my size 9/10 body should have been in the middle or even on the smaller end of the size range for this particular costume, but it fit exactly perfect. So it would likely be a little big for someone wearing a 7/8, tight for an 11/12, and way too small for a 13/14.

As far as the bosom of the dress it does have a very nice halter feature that gives you a bit of lift, but even so I was slightly uncomfortable not wearing a bra. I went with a convertible push up bra, and used a clear strap as a halter. Worked great, gave the girls the lift I wanted, and didn't have any tacky bra strap showing issues. Obviously if you go with a boned corset under the dress you wouldn't have to worry about a bra.

I decided against the thigh highs in the picture as I've just never been comfortable wearing thigh highs, and instead went with vertical black and white striped tights. I also bought a mini top hat on Amazon that had matching vertical black/white stripes with a red hat band that perfectly matched the red on the dress. But those were personal preferences and I've no doubt that the accessories shown in the stock photo would be adorable.

Ok I think that's everything I wished I had known about the costume before I had purchased it. All in all I'm very happy with this costume, it's extremely cute, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun wearing it this Halloween. Hope this review helps some of you to make a decision about this costume.