This skirt is definitely what I was looking for. As noted by other reviewers, it does run very short but I didn't purchase it to wear out to begin with so it serves its purpose well. As I didn't want it to be -too- short, I ordered a size up so I could let it rest on my hips as opposed to my waist and it worked out very well. The quality of the skirt is very nice too, it's not like the flimsy costume skirts you tend to see around Halloween.