This is a beautiful and sophisticated skirt; unfortunately the zipper doesn't hold up under the pressure of being undone. I hadn't even tried it on yet, just zipped it down and the zipper got stuck and separated from itself. So disappointed because it really is a pretty skirt; I am hoping I just happened to have gotten a defective one and after my refund will give this item one more chance (it looks THAT nice). After all of the good reviews, I am convinced that I just got ahold of a bad one...hopefully I will actually be able to try the next one on.