This is a fantastic costume; it is definitely a costume, but a great one for the price. The "blouse" only actually consists of the sleeves and front and back pieces sewn onto the bodice, and there was some slight separation on the over-skirt. I wore a spiral steel boned "real" corset and a quick homemade petticoat underneath and the results were fantastic. Head piece required a safety pin and a couple bobby pins to make it look "just right". Overall, it was minimal work + cost to create a really awesome effect. I wore it working (am a bartender and threw a Halloween party) and it did get uncomfortably warm working in it, so bear that in mind if you plan to be in the heat. *Oh, and I didn't use the eye patch, but it was fairly good quality for a costume accessory, stuffed faux leather, glittery jolly roger on the front and actually could work as a functioning eye-patch. I will try and put up some pictures when I get them loaded onto the computer.