I was a bit hesitant to purchase these. This is not the sort of outfit people wear in my little Midwest universe. However, we just spent 2 weeks in Egypt and Jordan and I read that these pants were perfect for hot weather where you were sweating a lot. I wore these when we went to Abu Simbel in Egypt.  It was 117 degrees that day in full sun and actually kind of felt like I was on the Sun. These fans were perfect. They covered my legs so that the sun didn't actually burn my skin and they were lightweight and when the wind blew off of Lake Nasser it blew right through my pants and onto my legs to cool me off. I am a curvy person also. I'm not fat as I rarely purchased plus size clothing but I do have a huge butt. I ordered several pairs of these types of pants from different companies in the week before we left and these pants definitely fit the best. All the others pulled a little too tight around my bottom and these were quite comfortable. If you have a tiny butt, you might prefer a different brand.  If you are a curvy person who doesn't like to feel suctioned into your pants, totally buy these. I also really like the pattern compared to my other options. It seemed that this pattern was easier to pair with a top And was considerably less ostentatious than other patterns. My only complaint is that when the pants arrived they were actually blue  with bright white stripes rather than the beige color that it looks like they are in the picture. I was pretty jazzed about the beige. But the white works fine with my white top that I brought.