I am 164 cm, 56 kg and waist 26” with hips 36”. I ordered a size Small per size chart and chat with customer service.
I do find it a bit tricky at first to pull them over hips up to waist. They feel quite stiff initially but after wearing twice and washing they are a bit more supple.
The waist band does NOT mess around. It is thick and sucks you in. The material is good quality.
My small concerns:
These do sit quite high if you’re short or normal torso at my height or shorter.
The band compresses quite a bit but there isn’t smoothing panel for lower stomach so on bloated days it actually makes me look like I have a lower belly paunch. The band also kind of compresses the waist and gives me emphasized hip dips below it, if that is clear enough description. Women generally want lower tummy and hip dips smoothed out but without feeling corseted, and lift inside thighs and below bum to prevent rubbing or chafing.
Maybe that’s just my body type though I am quite active in running and cycling, and though not exceptionally lean I’m also not pudgy by any standards.
I’d say also that it doesn’t quite cup my bum and lift the way some gym leggings etc might. They did cut in and give me a bit of quadruple bum where bum meets back of thigh so they could work on sorting that a bit. I have muscle tone so this doesn’t usually happen in pants for me. The thick material probably just needs a bit of wear make it more supple.
The seams on the inside of the leggings are thick and the ones down the front inside of leg leave marks after wearing on rides.
I did find that though there is stretch, it isn’t quite as forgiving as I anticipated so don’t expect to do yoga in them.
With all of that said, I do really like them, forgot I was wearing them during the ride. I live in the interior of Saudi Arabia so we ride early mornings before it hits 40C now in June and I did not feel hot in them. They look nice and sleek, the taupe is a great colour which isn’t too dark and also doesn’t show dirt too readily.
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