I wear a size 4 so I ordered size small according to the manufacturer’s size chart. The small leggings were way too big! I needed them for Halloween so I didn’t have time to exchange for a smaller size. Despite the washing instructions, I tried to shrink them by machine washing on hot twice and drying them in the dryer. The pants held up very well to all that heat, no damage at all. When I finished shrinking them the legs were tight enough but there was still a big gap at the waist. Luckily I was wearing them under a short dress so you couldn’t see the baggy waist/butt area. I ended up pinning the pants to the matching silver tank top I wore so that I wouldn’t have to keep tugging the waist up all night. Aside from size issues, the pants were great, definitely as shiny and fabulous as they appear in the picture. I would have liked to see a picture where you can see the hook-and-eye closure at the bottoms of the legs. I would recommend these pants but definitely watch out for the sizing.