my father in-law looks like Santa and he does gigs during the Christmas season. he asked me to be his elf so i purchased this. i was worried it would look cheap but it looks custom made (which is good because his Santa suit is custom made). ALL the kids think i really am an elf, its so cute. Its not to short (which is good, an elf for kids cant look skanky) i don't wear the shoe covers because they look really stupid so i bought short heel boots that are for an elf costume. all in all i will be using this every year. exactly what i was hoping it would be.