I got this outfit for Halloween last year.  Just a few thoughts:  It fits kind of tight, and requires one to `execute the Picard maneuver' often.  I like the options in pips, but I do not like the idea that any person with a credit card can just `buy' whatever Starfleet rank they want (especially since 24th century Earth does not use money!).  I mean, there should be some sort of oversight there.  I think it serves to cheapen the credibility of Starfleet Academy otherwise.  A final note for purchasers on the nature of cost:  I RECOMMEND AGAINST THE GOLD UNIFORM.  I got it thinking that security officers and engineers were the coolest, but now every time I go outside with it on I get shot, stabbed, or bit by random things.  My medical bills are astronomical (pun intended).  Overall, I like the costume.