California Costumes 01164L Sexy Swashbuckler Adult Large

It was fun and it looked great. The quality was excellent. I usually take a small to medium but bought large as I had tried a few costumes on at a local shop and found the small sizes were very small. The large gave me a bit of room to move around.

I had a great time wearing this costume! It is comfortable to wear and I received a lot of compliments. The skirt is very cute and good quality. You have to pull it up a bit higher so that your belly doesn't show. I purchased a petticoat to go underneath, it really does add to the costume. The top half of the costume was not the material quality that I expected. The hat arrived pretty squished from shipping and the belt does not stay on very well, but these things are easily fixed with some re-shaping and a safety pin. I added a sword and some hoop earrings. After a few adjustments, I was still very happy with this costume!

[Quality] Decent quality for the price, don't expect anything amazing. There are loose and untrimmed threads everywhere, so be sure to go through everything before wearing.Top: Looks & wears like advertised. 82% Polyester/10% Cotton/8% Polyurethane. The fabric is cheap and will tear if you tug on it too hard, so be gentle :) The top has a regular zipper in the center of the back. I think they should've used an invisible zipper or at least placed it on the side where it would be less visible. My only real issue was the neck line where they stitched the white fabric with brown thread and the brown striped fabric with white thread. That's just not right. :(Skirt: As advertised. 100% Polyester. Fairly decent material. Very thin and stretchy, so be careful not to snag it anywhere.Belt: Complete write-off. Made out of a very thin plastic with no holes or buckles to keep it in place (notice that the model is holding the belt closed in the photo). You can use a safety pin to secure it or get another belt. I just decided not to use a belt, period.Sleeves: Not like advertised. The material is more like a cheap stretchy mesh--not at all like the clean woven fabric that appears in the photo. Separate from top, you can wear them as pictured or move them around for a differently look. I wore mine around my wrists for a more-cute-less-sexy look.Hat: Made out of foam, big and floppy. It will inevitably get squashed on the trip to your home, so make sure to take it out early on and reshape it. I altered mine a bit as well to make the hat smaller and properly triangular. The feather is really small and flat you might want to get a longer one with a fluffier plume at an art/craft store.[Sizing] True to size. I'm a size 12 and the XL fit perfectly.Top: A decent length on me, which means anyone with a long torso would find it really short. I'm a B cup, so the neckline covered 3/4 of my bust--which I liked, since I don't want my costume to be too racy. You'll find that if you have a larger bust, it'll be extra hot for you ;)Skirt: I'm only 5'3", so the skirt was really long on me. I had to take it up a little so that it would still look good with my knee-high boots. Be sure to get the petticoat since the skirt itself is fairly limp. The petticoat will add some volume and shape to give you a more voluptuous look.[Overall] A decent costume for the price. Although, now that I've had a chance to look at it and try it on, I think the costume is only worth around $45 maximum because of the unusable belt, slightly cheap material and the quality of the hat. It still looks good, just hope that no one touches or takes a close look at it.

This one will be worn many times. It's quality construction for the price, fits great and I love the longer length in the back, for when I'm moving around and my bottom won't be hanging out.

This costume was great! Does not look cheap like some costumes and it looks sexy without revealing to much! However, I encountered a few problems. Firstly, theres thread everywhere! You definitely have to trim those off. Secondly, the belt has no way of maintaining its position because there are no holes to secure it. What I did was used a safety pin to secure it, otherwise the belt will not retain its tightness and will just fall right off. Or you can substitute the belt. Lastly, the feather is quiet small, so you might want to stop at a craft store to buy a bigger and visible one. The feather in the picture looks nothing like the actual one (about half the size). Now on to other things. I'm 5'8" and 130 lbs and I found the small to be slightly bigger then I expected. The train on the back passes my knees, so on shorter girls, it might be longer for you. I also had to pull my skirt up a little because the top portion was too short; people with a longer torso will encounter this problem. The petticoat really helped lifts and shape the dress. The hat was crushed in the package, so make sure you take it out ahead of time to form the hat. Overall, I really like it.

I found the sizing reviews to be very helpful. I am 5'7" and 140 lbs. I ordered the medium and it fit perfect. The front of the skirt is a bit short so I'm glad I ordered the petticoat.