Imagination is what this princess costume is all about. I bought it for my 3 year old niece and she loves it. It adds to the make believe time and encourages imagination to take flight in a child's mind.
I truly believe costumes help encourage creative spirits in children, it helps promote reading and writing of imaginary stories.
The lights on the skirt of the outfit add to the fun of it, they are like fairy lights. As for the durability, well, its as durable as any filmy princess costume that I've ever seen. They aren't meant to last forever, but I think its fairly well made for what it is.
Such fun!