i bought another skirted corset, and i have to admit, this one is better BUT not by much, this corset is not strong at all so don't sit and slouch in it, it will ruin it. the skirt is just awful, it doesnt look anything like its advertised. its only usable one time before it starts tearing apart. the second time i put it on, the zipper was jammed all the way up my side, no matter how much of an effort i put forth to unzip it , it WOULD NOT unzip, so i was forced to cut off the whole zipper (which was very cheaply made), thus ruining the whole corset... DONT get this piece of garbage. i recommend spending a bit more money on a real corset  that will be stronger and last you longer and give you a desired shape.. this corset right here, by NO means what so ever will give you any kind of shape.. this doesnt deserve to be called a corset,