Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I had serious doubts about these pants for me... I'm 5'10" and depending on manufacturer sizing, can run from a 14 to 18. I usually get misses sizing, but I walk that sizing line between misses and women's closely. Shapely and large, my legs are also large and well developed, and often skinnies that fit my legs don't fit elsewhere. Finally I decided to take a chance on the XL of these pants. First I ordered the charcoal, and later black, and there were some differences. When the package arrived and was opened, my heart sank - sooo teensy - the charcoal pair looked like they were made for a child! Holding the waist of the pants up to my own waist, I thought "not a chance"... Still, I wrangled those puppies slowly up, and darned if they didn't stretch out tremendously and become button-able and zip-able at the waist! Plus- my muscular legs did not take up too much of the pant material - I still have about 2 inches of cuff or slouch left at the bottoms, perfect for over or inside or slouched at the top of boots, and they even look good with flats. When I read the reviews here of these long-titled "Premium Soft Cotton Stretch Fitted Jegging Style Leggings Button Skinny Pants" the descriptions of the item seemed all over the place, perhaps owing to what one considers a "jegging" vs. jeans vs. leggings. I hope my review can make this a little clearer, because it is likely to be worth the purchase if you know what you're getting. The charcoal pair I got has a fabric breakdown of "85% cotton, 10% polyester, 5% spandex". Obviously, the fabric is not denim, but the garment is cut and styled to look like jeans. ("Machine wash cold, hang to dry, made in Pakistan" - not in the USA as stated in the product description. My guess is that machine drying will make the polyester/cotton blend pill.) Mine ride a bit below my waist, just at the navel. There's jeans-like double stitching (same color, non-contrasting) along all the seams (except the single stitched inseam) and there's double stitched waist, ankles, fly, functional front change pocket, and belt loops. The main front pockets have double stitching too, but they are non-functional (closed) pockets. Mine fit like a second skin, so I doubt those loops will see a belt anytime soon! No butt-gap, and comfy too. The cool thing is that as tight as these skinnies are, the material is thick and soft, so undergarment lines aren't showy, and if you have ripply thighs, I doubt they'd show. The fabric might remind you of thin sweats, as the lining is ever so slightly wuzzy, but the outside is smooth. The brand name on the interior tag is echoed on the silver fly button "Miss Fit". They are not carefully crafted (mine had a few stitching flaws and dangly threads to trim) but nothing anyone will notice but you. If your body challenges the stretch too much, you might pop a stitch here or there. After 2 wearings, the stitching below one belt loop has pulled away from the rest of the pant leaving a small hole my needle will fix in 2 minutes. Ditto along the butt seam. It is because of this that I think I am at or a bit above the upper size limit for these pants. These issues were insignificant enough to me I confidently ordered black too, which fit differently. After the initial wearing, they were stretched out, but not so much that the second wearing was baggy- they were just stretched enough to fit nicely again. I plan on coming back to edit this review further after a few washings. The butt pockets are small (which might make your butt look bigger). Personally, I will feel most comfortable this winter treating them like leggings and wearing them with longer sweaters that will cover the waist and a bit of the butt, but you might be more body-confident and wear them more like jeans. That's what I think is so interesting about these pants - you can make them be whatever you want them to be! The black pair I subsequently ordered was a little different - it did not look like a child's pair out of the box, and was far easier to get on. The tag is the same as the charcoal pair so the named size and fabric contents seem identical... thus, I have to think the sizing is inconsistent. While I can wear both pairs, and both are close to skin tight, the black feels less tight and more comfortable. Nonetheless, I'm happy with both. I'm adding a few pictures of my first pair, so take a second to view them if you'd like to see the styling as well as the inside and outside fabric close-ups. Hope this helps anyone undecided like I was!