This gown is well made, not cheap, in terms of its fabric, its weight, its stitching, etc. I don't love the tight band of fabric around my forearm or the way this puffs out the already-puffy sleeves, mainly because of how hot the tight part will be in May and how gigantic the upper sleeves look on me. I got the shortest gown (I'm 5' in height) because I had visions of any gown I got dragging the floor or needing alterations (yay, more money). I will say that the length is perfectly fine on me. The VOLUME, on the other hand, is insane. I am not a thin person but, wow, I could fit three of me in this gown. Look, it's not that big a deal, really, because I only have to wear this thing one afternoon a year. It beats paying higher and higher rental fees for regalia. I got the hood and tam on Amazon, too, separately and only spent about $140 for the entire rig, including this gown. I may, in the future, have the gown taken in or I may just find my inner Zen at looking like a short wide wizard in front of a crowd of strangers who are not even looking at me in a sea of other black-robed humans. I'm OK with this purchase and can recommend the gown.