I went into these knowing that since I am on the shorter side they would probably be too long, but I found they really didn't have enough give in terms of sizing. As a dancer, I have some pretty muscular legs and I found that the upper band didn't have very much elastic or stretch, making them uncomfortable to wear them above the knee. Which is a shame, since that was one of the selling features for me. The knit is only ok, not as soft as I would hope for, but it was super warm so that does the trick there. I like the stirrup feature, as that is very helpful during dance to keep them in place, but with the upper leg portion being so uncomfortable, I find that I don't wear them as often as I wanted to.