They were comfortable and with my short frame (5 ft 2 in) they went a bit higher than normal, which I prefer so was OK with. But beware, these things will be ripped up by the end of the night! Mine didn't even last halfway through the night and I didn't do any heavy dancing or walking/bending. For the price I wasn't too upset. Otherwise they looked good and were comfortable, stayed up on their own pretty well, but definitely worked well with a garter belt.