About 15 years ago I was a passenger in a car accident and damaged the tissue/muscles/ligaments over my left thigh. For the past 15 years I have not been able to wear a belt due to the tension of the belt lying/pulling in that area causing a lot of pain. I never thought to look for an elastic and instead struggled to pull my pants up. Fast forward two weeks ago when it dawned on me that if they make stretch jeans, they probably make stretch straps. And that's how I found this no show elastic waistband for women. All I have to say is GAME CHANGE! I have now tried them with skinny jeans, dress pants and jeggings and wish I had found them sooner! They are comfortable, go well with black and denim colors and do not cause discomfort in pants. I wear a size 14 jeans and based on other reviews I was expecting them to be tight or maybe oversized but they are not. I had to pull the strap halfway up so it could be easily lengthened for larger sizes. My waist is less than 14 but I wear pants with more hips and it worked great! I will definitely buy more!