I was so excited about these, but when I got them and tried them on, I couldn't believe how ridiculous the cut was. There's not much coverage in the crotch, and the butt is cut out, leaving my butt cheeks hanging out and giving new meaning to "cheeky." They came up too high, to my belly button, and in the back it was a joke with how high they were and how high they came up my bottom. Also gave me a little muffin top and severely shortened my torso. Overall very unflattering, and also uncomfortable - the small crotch coverage is weird and wanted to dig up my crack. I thought they would be cute functional bottoms for surfing and wake surfing, but there's not enough coverage in the crotch or bottom, and too much up higher. Not really made for more athletic ladies if you ask me. I think if you have a smaller/flatter bum (that's perfectly toned), they could be cute. I ordered size 8 and am 5'8" 142 lbs. and they felt a little big, but I would have the same problems with the fit in a size 6.