I am a woman whose height, waist, and hip sizes are all supposedly "average," and yet leggings have never fit right. The crotches always sagged, the back waistband pulled down towards my butt when I bent over, and the legs were maddeningly too short. I'm 5'5", so length should never have been an issue.

Then I found churidar at a local Indian boutique.  They still fit weirdly, but I knew I was onto something with the leg length, so I started searching online.  As you, by now, could probably guess, I wear leggings most every day, so getting some that fit right has been a hassle for YEARS.  Like, since the early '90s.

I decided to take a gamble on these because of the good reviews and the low price.  And I'm so glad I did!  I first got them 2 years ago, and while I did have to patch the inside upper thighs recently, these churidar have held up.  I'm now about to order a third pair that I'm cutting to capri length.  The rest of the leggings fit my body so well that I'd rather do that than to have to search for yet another pair.

There is a weird seam across the tops of the legs that I cannot figure out why it's there, but I'm guessing it has to do with laying out the pattern to cut them to save fabric.  I'm okay with that.  The abdomen and hips are a little loose, but I wear long tunics and short dresses with them, and actually find it makes the pants more comfortable, they don't squeeze my hips.  They're high-waisted, but this also means the back waistband doesn't pull down to my underpants when I bend over.  The crotch stays where it is supposed to go.  And the long length means not only do they not rise up above my ankles, but I love surplus, and having the fabric bunch up at the ankles is pretty, especially over my Docs.  The black is nice and inky dark, and doesn't show skin through the fabric when you bend your knees.  The legs are so long that you can pull up the pants a bit to make them looser at the knees so you don't bust a seam or stretch out a knee-cap shaped bulge on the front of your legs. They come with a drawstring at the waist, but I pulled it out, as I found it unnecessary.

I even made a rub-off pattern of the pants so I could make another pair myself, but decided that my time alone is worth more than their ~$15 price, much less the cost of the right cotton/spandex blend fabric and wide elastic.

I can't believe I've written this much about cotton knit pants, but they really are the best "leggings" I've ever bought.