Supergirl without showing the stomach, and such fast delivery!

I live in Canada and I ordered off the USA Amazon.com site. I ordered it on Thursday October 25, 2012 in the evening. It got to my house on Monday, October 29, 2012 even though I chose the slowest and cheapest shipping. Well done Amazon!! I’m very pleased about that. I ordered it thinking it would arrive too late and was going to use it for next year.I have been looking for a Supergirl costume that doesn’t show the stomach. The only one I can get in my city in Canada is the two piece Supergirl costume that bares your stomach, which isn’t really my style. When I saw this one in a full dress, I had to jump on it! I am not a consistent size in Rubies costumes. I fit an XS for Wonder Woman perfectly, but the XS Batgirl costume was too big. I decided to try the XS anyways because if it was too big I could always take it in, and since other reviewers said to get a size smaller I figured it likely wouldn’t be too small. Well it pretty much fits perfectly, a tiny bit loose in the waist but tightening the belt hides that. The belt is extremely large, so you do have to adjust the velcro with some quick sewing.The quality of the costume is very good. The blue is a velveteen material and the cape, skirt, and boot covers are the typical shiny Halloween costume material. It is comparable to a $60 to $70 + tax costume here in Canada (that’s how much the 2 piece Supergirl costume here is, and it is the same company and materials). As other reviewers have said, the skirt is short in the back, it just covers my butt cheeks. I think this is because the front goes down in a V, so the front looks longer. I will just have to wear shorts under neath or black tights. People are correct in saying that the boot covers are tiny. They are really tight, and I would say I have average calves. The bottom of the boot covers are also too small to actually pull over whatever shoes/boots you are wearing, so I am not sure what to do about that. Maybe buy red shoes? I might buy those boots other reviewers have been talking about. To compare, my Wonder Woman boot covers (also made by Rubies) were large enough to pull over regular boots that I wore.So in the end, I took off 1 star because of the strange fitting boot covers and the large belt. But otherwise it is a very good quality costume, especially for what you are paying for.To help with size and fit, I am 5’6″, 125 lbs with a thin muscular/toned build and I normally fit a dress size 0-2. People often estimate me at 110lbs by the way I look. The XS was only a little bit loose in the waist.

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Love this costume!

The biggest issue with this costume like everyone says, is the size. I usually wear a size medium in clothes, I am of an average body type and I am about 5’8″-5’9″ in height. I read so many reviews and looked at other supergirl costumes before deciding what size to get (and which costume to get). Since it is very chilly around Halloween time I decided not to get the one where my belly is showing, and I also knew that the long sleeve and velvet material would be a huge positive.Okay, the size is actually bigger than it should be. And the length is shorter than it should be. I did end up getting a medium only because I felt it would be easier to deal with it being loose than short on me. Don’t get me wrong, the Medium was still rather short, mostly because I’m a tall girl. I definitely wore shorts under.The belt it comes with is really big also! But as a quick fix, I did a couple of knots on it and stuck it together, with the knots being behind my back. This was okay because the cape did a good job in covering it. Also, the belt helped tighten the waistline of the costume for a better fit.The arm length was pretty short, but probably cause I have long arms. I guess on an average person the length would be justtt right.I had somewhat of a problem around the chest and shoulder area for this costume too. You’d probably have to have a larger chest just to fit well into this costume, and I don’t so it was loose on me and I had to be constantly fixing it.As for the material, the velvet is very warm! If you’re going to be indoors in a very heated place and don’t want to sweat–I don’t recommend this costume. But if you’re walking around in the cold and need a little extra warmth, and still want to look cute, this is the costume for you.The skirt and the cape and boot covers were stuck together when it came in the package, but you just have to remember to peel it slowly and carefully. The paint might come off, but very faintly and it won’t be noticeable.Many people complain about the boot covers and the size of the calves and stuff. The fabric isn’t very stretchy but if your calves are pretty big (not too big, normal big) they’ll fit well and will hold up for most of the time. Eventually they do start riding down but not so much that they’re down to your ankles or something.I did not worry about what shoes to wear with these. I simply wore a pair of red converse and tucked the ends of the covers into the shoes and my costume still looked great!Overall, I really liked this costume it’s really cute. There was a lot of things I had to deal with, but just the fact that this costume is so cute, I loved wearing it, and didn’t look bad, I gave it another star.

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Fabric choices & Finer Details!

Adorable, comfy & well made. The belt & boot covers weren’t for me, but the dress & cape were SO bright and fun — I loved the velvet & metallic fabrics. I looked at a few other Supergirl costumes for this Halloween, but this is the only one that has a more open collar & detailed sleeves, so it was the true winner for me. I am 5’9 and wear a 16/18 dress size, and the large fit me just fine. (A little short, but hey, it’s a miniskirt!)

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