I am on the tall side, 5'9'', and usually wear size 14 pants, and those pants do fit me just right. I was concerned about waist being a bit high, but it is still comfortable to wear and did not feel like I am being strangled. I have to use a belt with the pants, but it is true for most pants I wear since I have smaller waist and most pants gape at the back. Due to my height, the pants are not long enough to wear with high heels, but they are perfectly acceptable length for wearing with short heels. The pant

Finally found dress pants that fit in length and nicely in the waist. Could have gone a size smaller, but didn't want to take the chance of the waist being too tight. These are a little large in the rear end, but I can live with it. So much so, I ordered 4 more, with different colours.