I have purchased many brands of pleated schoolgirl style skirts but this was my first from this seller. It took six weeks to receive the two skirts and it was well worth the wait! Both the teal blue and the purple color schemes are absolutely amazing and unique. The sizing is exact, the waist does not stretch and the material is stiff enough to keep the shape of the pleats but still hang the way I prefer the skirt to look. I did have to iron the pleats when the skirts first arrived and as I always do with these skirts, I carefully removed the sewn in shorts. I prefer no shorts sewn in but this style has so much more variety of colors and patterns, I can't resist. I am 5'11" so the length is short which I prefer but if you are more reserved you can leave the shorts in of course. Once the shorts are removed, these skirts fit just like my other name brand pleated skirts. The teal skirt has the gold strips mentioned in other reviews but I actually like them. The material of the teal skirt is a little stiffer than the purple skirt maybe due to these strips so the pleats are a little sharper on this style skirt.If you love pleated schoolgirl skirts the way I do, I highly recommend you order this one and then be patient...it will definitely be worth the wait!I purchased the pink skirt with the silver strips embedded in the material and like the teal skirt, the material is a little stiffer than the skirts without the silver strips. I like the way the pleats retain shape better with these skirts. I will most likely order the purple and the red when they restock my size.