With a $7.50 price tag, I decided to buy 2 pair of these (Ebony color, size XL Petite). I'm 5'3" and Petite can be a hit or miss for me, doesn't always fit well. They can be too short in length or in crotch depth. These fit perfectly in both (they come right to the top of my foot and crotch depth is very comfottable. The fit through the legs and rear is what I expect from an XL and what I want for lounging pants......loose throughout but not sloppy looking, a fit that I'll feel comfortable wearing to run errands/buy groceries. etc. They're ALMOST PERFECT except the WAIST, which is huge! H-U-G-E! In one place, the ad description says they have a drawstring closure, further down it says elastic waistband, no drawstring.....There's no drawstring! What they do have is a wide elastic (1 3/4 in.) inside the waist band. The waist band has a seam in the back, and, when I opened that seam up, I was happy to find that the elastic band isn't sewn onto the waist band making the 2 pieces into one piece, as is usually the case. The bottom of the elastic piece IS sewn to the bottom of the waist band to keep it in place, but other than that, the waist band is an open channel and the elastic can be easily separated from it by ripping just that one-line seam at the bottom. Also, the seam of the elastic piece was right there when I opened up the waist band seam. I was feeling lucky now! Having the waist constructed as it is gives 2 options for adjusting its size. 1. Once the back waist band seam is opened, you can easily thread a drawstring through the channel, to the front. Cut two button holes in the front of the waist band, a couple inches apart (using a sewing machine or by hand), to pull the drawstring through to the ouside. Knot the ends, and there you have your draw string. Sew up that short seam in the back, and you're done! 2. Open up the the waist band and the elastic seams, separate the elastic and the wasit band at the bottom (using seam ripper) for however many inches you need to shorten it the elastic. Once it's loose, cut the elastic to the correct length, sew it back together, close up the back seam of the waist band, and its done. Provided you measured correctly and cut the elastic to the correct length, you won't need a drawstring. That's what I did....cut the elastic to the right size. I only got one pair adjusted and may do a draw string on the 2nd pair whenever I get around to doing that one, Thankfully, it was a relatively easy fix, they now fit perfectly and I'm well satisfied.. Assuming they're all made with this huge waist band and no drawstring, you'll have to decide if you want to mess with it or not. But, who knows, I could order the same pants tomorrow, in a different color, and they'd fit nothing like these. When you order clothes from Amazon, you never know what you're gettin' til you got it!
