Every bit as good (or better) than
the pcueirts show I purchased the
pink and purple color variety for my
(nearly three year old) daughter for
Halloween dress up. Because she is
approaching the dress up for pretend
play stage I wanted something that
she could wear after Halloween for
pretend, and that she could put on
and off easily herself. I thought
that she would enjoy imagining
herself as a ballerina because she
likes to bounce through the house
calling ballet moves that she learned
on TV and DVD's. I looked at many
different Tutu's on Amazon
Marketplace. This one seemed to be a
good balance between cost and
quality. Although (obviously) much
more expensive than the little bits
of net material on elastic bands that
they sell in dollar stores, it looked
as good, at least in the pcueirts, as
much more expensive Tutu's. It also
had the look that I liked, falling
into a skirt but also very full and
ruffled.After I ordered it, my
daughter, with typical two year old
opposition, decided that she wanted
to be a ghost. Having waited until
middle age to have a daughter, I
hoped that she would change her mind
when she saw the beautiful skirt. I
want to parade my beautiful daughter
up and down the street looking
gorgeous, not throw a sheet over her
head!!!I prepared myself for a
let-down, like last year's LCD dress
that lit up for an hour a month
before Halloween and would not be
fixed no matter what I did. However,
the skirt is every bit as lovely as
in the picture. It is very full and
bounces and flounces as my daughter
hops around (shouting Arabesque!
Brise9! )What cannot be seen in the
picture is that the material is also
kind of shimmery and iridescent. The
material is soft and comfortable, not
stiff. A child shouldn't have any
trouble wearing it for several hours,
sitting in it, etc. The softness of
it also contributes to how well it
moves with the child. It is sized
well. I have seen cheap dress up
tutus that say 6x but don't even
fit my size 3-4 daughter. This is
large enough for inexperienced hands
to slip on easily and should fit her
for a couple years. The colors in
the pink and purple style blend into
each other really nicely, due to
purple layers falling over pink
between the all purple top and all
pink lowest layers. It is satin
around the waistband and embellished
with a pretty satin ribbon.Best of
all, my daughter has agreed to save
the white sheet over her head for
scaring Mommy and visitors at home.
