I bought this pink sparkly bottom to wear underneath a bellydancing outfit. They resemble bathing suit material and are lined. They look exactly like the photo, but are more 'sparkly' than the pictures show on a computer monitor. They have a glitter appearance to them, so when the light hits them, you see tiny specks/hints of pink and turquoise. They are very very cute. I normally wear a large (size 10) in pants, and went with a size "med/large", with 36' hips and they fit perfect. If you are any bigger, I would suggest going up a size because the parts that cover certain areas up isn't all that wide. The waistbands are very comfortable & do not roll, move or dig into my skin. They are not see-through, but I don't know how true that is if they get wet. And they don't seem to creep up into unwanted places, so that's a plus!