This skort is made with a polyester material so *warning* it feels like a uniform. The shorts are made of the same material as the skirt  Don't think she'll be wearing it when she goes to public school next year. It is super cute on though and will hold it's shape. Very dark navy, my daughter calls it her black skirt.  I ordered the size five for her she is in kindergarten and on the slim side of average height and build. The skirt is a bit loose but did not require adjustment.  There is an elastic gather in the back so she would be able to wear it for several years. I paid 6.99 which is what the price tag said plus less than 3 dollars shipping. (I would have paid more than that in gas driving out to a uniform store for a single skirt.) All together the skirt set me back ten dollars which is what I paid for the khaki skirt I found for her at our local Old Navy store.