1. i'm 5'5" tall, 145 lbs, and 38-32-40. i'm normally a size 10, but i sized up to a size 12 in this skirt and while it fit fine in the waist, it was just too snug across the hips.

2. the fabric is heavy weight, and i agree that the zipper should be longer.

3. the length is a bit long and dowdy for a pencil skirt. it's very straight. it does not taper like pencil skirts normally do.

4. i would have kept this if it fit a curvier figure.