Ack, no, sorry for the confusion! My waistline is 41" from the floor. I meant that around my waist is 26" but around my hips is 38" so there is a lot of stretch there necessary to keep it up over my hips and tight around my waist. I have a self-made tail (in my profile pic) and I definitely learned with that one that I want an elastic around the waist to keep it in place lol.