When my son saw that I was getting him a knight's costume, he looked less than happy with my choice of this outfit. He wanted me to purchase a slightly cheaper, plastic alternative that kind of had that "real" knight look because it was grey and had a cooler pattern on the front. But, I could tell that was going to be a crap outfit, and the results for that costume also were bad (people said it was flimsy, breaks easily, is hard plastic so it pokes your child).

So, I convinced my son this was the better outfit and the other was really bad. When the outfit arrived, he was so excited. He loved how the outfit fits perfectly (it's loose, so I think it could fit a kid up to age 7 easily -- it fastens in the back with velcro strips. There's a velcro hood as well that could fit a larger child also. The shield and sword are made out of a sturdy foam. Soft enough not to hurt, but not stiff enough to break. It probably could develop a crease eventually if it was constantly mangled, but my son is playing hard with it and it's retaining its shape.

I would recommend this outfit to everyone. You will not regret it.