The California Costumes Women's Spartan Queen outfit worked great! It also arrived a day earlier than expected which was wonderful since I had gotten a costume earlier from a different website that didn't fit and didn't have much time to find a new one before the costume party I was to attend. I paired the dress with some gold: nail polish, bracelets,earrings and a large necklace. Lots of compliments. Ok, about the costume: it is heavier nylon-ish fabric as indicated by other reviewers. The lower band around the waist was a little tight (also as indicated by other reviewers). I am 5'3 and 105 lbs, I ordered the small. The elastic waist fit fine if I didn't wear it on my hips...but I wanted it on the hips (looks better) so I just cut a little bit of the elastic in the back of the dress (I un-stitched the fabric a little to access the elastic). Cutting it a little was good enough to sit comfortably on the hips, although my intention is to add ~an inch sometime in future, we shall see. If I had worn my medium height gold sandal heals with the dress it would not have been too short (about the length of that shown in the picture), the dress hung just below the ground with bare feet. I kept with the bare feet b/c it was my party so I didn't have to drive anywhere. The arm band was WAY too big for my arm, I used double sided tape to make it fit my arm, although safety pins would have worked too. Also, as indicated by other reviewers, it will be difficult to wear a bra with the dress since the back is completely open except for the halter tie around the neck and a ~1 inch tie around the middle of the back. A bra strap would probably not fit under the tied strip b/c the fabric there is extremely thin, not like the rest of the costume and when it ties it is not wide enough for a bra strap. The chest area in the front had a good amount of extra room, would work for someone w/C or maybe D sized tatas depending on your frame. My B grade ones were a little lost at first but that was fixed by tying the halter a little tighter, because of how the fabric is bunched/gathered in that area I got away without a bra just fine. Overall, I would recommend this costume, it is simple, does not look as cheap as some other costumes, a good price (can't beat $20), okay fit and good shipping speed (shipped to MD). It was a real hit.