It arrived with nice packing. Once out of the bag, you'll see two pieces, an upper and a lower section of the costume. The lower hangs very low and I had to tie it near my chest to be able to walk. I'm 6 foot tall. It has a very thick sissal type rope to secure it. The upper half was difficult to figure out how to get on. There is velcro in the front to close it and there are arm holes that are hard to miss. It does have a thin liner inside. There are a lot of hanging threads from the liner and the burlap like material the costume leaves a trail of fibers on the floor. It also has a very strong odor that was mentioned in a previous review. It is also quite heavy and will be warm.
Overall, I'm pleased with the purchase, now that I have figured out how the thing goes together.