I'm an African American anyway 177 lb and I am 5 feet 3 inches tall.  the reason why I let you know that I'm African-American is because my butt is big and I have big thighs.
  the length of the pants are great since I wear flats to work. the butt area was tight and the thigh area also. but it's supposed to keep you slim. I always have problems with my pants because of my big butt but I would buy them again