While the product description isn't quite accurate on the sizing, the advice of previous reviews sums it up perfectly - order one size larger! I got this for my fiance who wears a 32 in pants and normally goes with medium for free-sized items. According to the sizing info, even the small would be too big, but the large ended up fitting him perfectly!

The hat does come crushed, but it's inside out when it arrives, so it pops up quite nicely and the shape is easily fine-tuned by bending the wires. The creases will eventually pop out, too, but a little steam will speed that process along. Everything is a little thin, but it looks like it's not necessarily meant to be worn alone. My fiance wore medium weight black thermals under it and it worked out great. The shoe covers are a nice touch, too!

As for the gloves... they're identical in cut and fabric arrangement, so if you put them on right, you'll have one with the white side up and one with the black side up. The person who complained they were both the same colour facing up and that they'd gotten two of the same hand... I think they just needed to flip one over!!

All in all, it's a really decent costume for the pre-packaged bagged sort of thing. The vendor was awesome too, promptly filling our order and shipping it fast in time for the weekend's festivities.