I am real woman size not a zero so I was a bit sceptical that these would a) fit me properly, b) wear well and not be see through and c) hold me in in all the right place especially when I got them out of the pack and held them up as they looked tiny HOWEVER I needn't have worried. I LOVE THESE LEGGINGS!!! although these are cotton they have a good amount of stretch and support me well. The waist is really high and covers and holds in my muffin top and loose skin without it looking wierd or bulging at the top and the fabric is nice and thick so not see through. I have worn these twice now and the fabric doesn't pil either. I would recommend these leggings and will buy more in other colours too. The only negative I have if I was been really picky is that the colour name isn't really accurate, it's called pink marl but they are actually more of a peach colour.