I purchased these pants on-line in my usual size petite 4 and they were a perfect fit for me. i have a 27" waist, 35" hips and i'm 5'4" and found them to be a little long but not so much that i want to hem them as i'll be wearing these with my clogs and platforms anyway. if i want to be able to wear them with flats, i'll need to hem them but i bought them to go with my higher shoes so it's no bother. these are very slimming pants and zip up at the back. they are a tad difficult to zip up but not