Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

At the risk of achieving TL;DR… First, let's get this out of the way: Yes, the pants are left long by the manufacturer. They are sewn of non-fraying fabric, and you are meant to cut them to the length that you like. No hemming is necessary, unless you want a very finished look (and expect people to be eyeballing your ankles so closely). I am 5'6", 150lbs., and I bought the Large in solid black. The pants are, as shown in the vendor photos, clingy in the hips/butt area and roomy elsewhere (including the waistband, but I have a waist/hip ratio that does this to me no matter what I buy). The fabric is very stretchy, so there's probably a lot of leeway across sizes. The style's cling and thinness of the fabric (that's thin, but not sheer, at least not the black) does require giving thought to what undergarments you wear beneath. If you get one of the wildly patterned pairs, your VPL may not be so V anyway, but don't count on it. I had a pair of pants very similar to this a gazillion (okay, 20) years ago, and I wish I'd never gotten rid of them. Thank goodness I found these! Great for traveling, they don't wrinkle and dry very quickly so you can freshen them up if necessary in a hotel room sink. Comfortable enough for just about anything, they dress up for an evening out as easily as they can be worn to the office or running errands. I'll definitely be buying more in other colors.