man, i'll tell you... i've got a very similar pair of kokatat's and they're not something I would want to be caught dead wearing in public. They look ridiculous when you're not in a boat. The neoprene waist band goes up to my ribs and they look, generally, like old-school parachute pants, especially since they're tight around the ankles. Get yourself a pair of PVC material rain pants from a discount store and take them in and add a zipper at the ankles. That's what I would do.