Trouble at School Reversible Costume - costume discontinued by DreamGirl - review by married with children

This school girl outfit comes with just about everything you could need to play dress up. It comes with a fully reversible schoolgirl skirt,and button front jacket, a tie front top, and name badge, a apple pin, a pair or hair bows, and a pair of eye glasses. Only thing missing is a pair of stockings, and maybe some shoes.

Lets start with the skirt. I like the fact that if is reversible, its 2 skirts in 1. One side has the standard red plaid you see with all the schoolgirl outfits sold on eden. Not that there is anything wrong with the plaid look, I enjoy it. The other side has a darker look. It is black with vertical strips done in gray and silver. The skirt is adjusted with Velcro. You also have the option of using a large safety pin that is included with the set. The skirt is made from 80% Polyester and 20% cotton.

The shirt is basic white, and sits just under the chest's. It is designed to show off your stomach. If you do not like to show off you stomach, this might not be your set. The shirt ties in the front, there are no buttons or zippers. It is made from 89% Polyester and 11% spandex. It is stretchy, like a pair of spandex shorts or a sports bra.

The button jacket has 5 buttons on the front of the jacket. There are no pockets on this. It sits just under your belly button, or about at the skirt height. Depending on how you wear your skirts. But with the jacket on, you would not be showing any skin in your belly region when buttoned up. The jacket it black in color, and has a cheap feel to it. It is made from 100% Polyester, which gives it the cheap feeling. I would have liked to have a Poly/cotton blend.

The bag of accessories include the glasses, name badge, apple pin and hair bows. The eye glasses do not have any lenses. Just the plastic frames. So they are light weight. The name badge and apple pin are kind of useless. The badge feels like it is made from plastic coated paper. It bends easily, and the pin is hot glued onto the back. I do not see this lasting very long. The apple pin has the apple shape sewn onto some fabric. Not very durable. The pin is sewn on with a few threads. The hair bows are also pretty cheap. They are red in color, and feel like they are made from Polyester. These are a nice touch, even though they are cheap. With light use, they should last awhile.

The skirt, shirt, and jacket are all hand wash only in cold water, and line dry. Not the best for ease of care, but they should not get dirty enough to need cleaning on a regular basis. I suppose you could wash these in your machine on the delicate cycle in a lingerie bag. I have not tried this yet. I am sure this is the way we will wash these. As it is not very practical to hand wash and hang up to dry, with little kids running around the house. We keep this hanging up in the closet, at least the jacket and shirt. The skirt and accessories sit on a closet shelf, or in the drawer next to our bed.

The outfit shows up in a plastic bag, attached to a hanger. There is a cardboard insert included inside the bag. It shows the lingerie on a model in both the schoolgirl and teacher look. I would suggest taking out the insert and storing your outfit in the bag hanging in your closet. The insert makes it slightly non-discreet.

Everything fit like it should, except the jacket. My wife could not button it up. Though it was not a big loss, it would have been nice if the sizing chart was a little more exact then it is. One of the reasons I do not like buying clothing online without trying it on first, you have to rely on the sizing charts. We have had about a 50% success rate purchasing on line.

Overall I do not know if this is worth the asking price. On sale, no problem. But full price, it is just lacking in some areas. The accessories are on the cheap side. The jacket has a cheap feel to it, due to the 100% Polyester. A cotton blend would be nice, help give it a nicer feel. The skirt and shirt are of pretty good quality. I love the skirt. One of the nicest schoolgirl skirts we have purchased to date. It has a nice heavy feel to the fabric. Plus it is reversible. Over all I would give this piece of lingerie a 4 star rating. More like a 3.5, but that rounds up to 4 stars.

This is a great lingerie set. Its almost high enough quality to wear out of the house (well, parts of it are). This one has treated us well. The colors have not faded. The material has held up to multiple washes. I see this being part of our rotation for along time to come.