Firstly, this skirt is beautiful and hugs my hips, thighs, and waist exactly as I hoped, and the red I ordered pops brilliantly to match my fave shade of lipstain.  It isn't one of those pencil skirts where you have to cross your legs, as the model does in the photo, for definition.  It's wide at the hips, narrow at the top and bottom, just as you want a pencil skirt to be.  Secondly, I almost cancelled this order to change sizes after reading so many reviews that said it "ran small," indicating they had to size up one or even two sizes.  However, another reviewer with measurements similar to mine said she had to exchange a medium for a small, and after viewing her photos, I decided to stick.  I am so glad.  My SMALL fits perfectly, and while I'm of a healthy weight, I'm by no means at the lower end of my BMI.  I'm a 5'2", 124 pound woman in my twenties, with hips and upper thighs to spare.  In summary, it's a gorgeous skirt, nice material, lovely shape, and for me, it ran neither small, nor big, nor anything else.  I ordered the size I would expect to wear in a stretchy material, and it fits.