I really didn't think you could screw up such a simple clothing item so bad. Maybe it's just my body type, but these don't work. First of all, i'm 5'2, 115 lbs. I generally wear a size 5. I can wear either a small or a medium and generally don't have problems. I bought a medium just to make sure i wouldn't get the "muffin top" effect since I bought these to wear under a form fitting dance costume. First thing i noticed when putting these on for the first time was that the legs are super tight. I have VERY skinny legs. We're talking chicken legs here. And i got indents in my skin from the leg bands. That has never happened to me. It was still wearable, but i didn't feel comfortable wearing it under a tight costume where that would show. The top band seemed tighter than i expected from a medium. Also, the tag was SO annoying. Instead of being sewn into the  top seam, it's sewn into the seam going up the back of the butt. Right in your crack. In 5 minutes I already knew I couldn't handle it, so i cut it out, but i could still feel the remaining piece right against the seam. I cut it closer and ended up cutting the stitching a bit and ended up with a hole. Yeah, i wore these one day and threw them away. Would definitely not buy again.