They were stiff and awfully scratchy and I was ready to send them back - but, they fit. Im a big girl with a pear shape and no waist, and they fit comfortably, so I ended up throwing them in the washer and dryer and the material softened right up. Theyre crumpled now but I don't really care, I stopped ironing more than twenty years ago and I fold/hang stuff warm out of the dryer and that works well enough for me. It took a little close inspection to find the drawstrings sewn into the sides of the pants legs, I fold the strings over and tie a knot in them and they stay up. They look great with boots, booties, Birk clogs, barefooted, gladiator sandals... even leggings. Another one of Mordenmiss terrific multiuse I can wear this with anything items. These pants go great with one of their long asymmetrical tunics - for example. Material is too heavy to wear in the tropics or summer, but pants are versatile enough to wear just about anywhere else for anything. The beige ones I got are made of thick material that isn't see-through at all, not even if Im standing in front of a lamp.