I originally purchased this item in a medium. I bounce between a small and a medium in womens, so I figured since it was a "juniors" size I'd go a bit bigger. Unfortunately it was too big. I plan on shipping the coat to a friend that lives out of state, and I re-purchased a small. I love this coat though. It's got a very nice color, it's form fitting, and I love the buttons down the chest and on the sleeves. However, the buttons that attatch the hood are of a lesser quality. Just putting on the coat was enough to make the hood come undone, more than half-way. I plan on mending it myself, and re-inforcing the buttons (very poor attatchment, two of the buttons were hanging by one thread) and making the button holes smaller. I like the hooded style so permanently sewing on the hood isn't an issue for me. The hood is why I give this coat only 4 stars out of 5. I'm willing to do the detail work myself, because the coat itself is worth it!