>They should fit you fine.They are not shiney. They are very smooth. But since these are not mens tights, they don't require that they be completely opaque. If you wear these in public (ballet class or whatever) you will need to layer them or else they will appear to look like womens tights. As far as specific sizing etc, I don't have all that info.>I first heard about these on a different board (I think deja.com, soc. for overweight folks acceptance or tall folks or something like that). Or one of their fashion boards. Go there and do a search for tights (add different words like tall, opaque, thick etc).Lots of info there. Good luck.