Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Over the past year, I've lost over 50 pounds and am now at a weight where I feel in good enough shape to wear jeans. Of course, jeans are not what they were when I was growing up so the search for comfortable, stylish jeans that don't feel like stretched out, soggy plastic pants after a few hours wear has been arduous as Hell. I have bought and returned more than a few styles of NYJD, Universal Standard, Wranglers, LL Bean, Land's End, Torrid and even some of the Lee styles. You can call me the Goldilocks of Jeans-these are too big, these are too stretchy, these are too long, these have too low of a rise and so on. I don't really know why I ordered this particular style-probably desperation-but when I put them on, it was obvious they were just right. They come up to my natural waist, I could slide them on easily over my thighs, they hug my curves without looking like they were sprayed on, there is no waist gap in the back, the front pockets are usable, the inseam on the petites are long enough so I don't look like I'm wearing what we used to call 'high waters,' I can zip them up without having to lie down and they stay zipped, there is no pouching below my stomach. They are normal looking, servicable jeans and they don't bag to the next size up after a day's wear. All this for $21.99! WOW! I just ordered 2 more pair in different rinses. After 6 months of searching for 'just right jeans,' Goldilocks struck gold with these! : ) EDIT: 4/20/19 I adore these jeans. I bought a pair last September after I'd lost a great deal of weight and wore them until they no longer fit. I switched over to LLBean and Talbots jeans, but as I continued to lose more and more weight (90 pounds to date) it got absurdly pricey to be buying $95 jeans over and over as my shape changed so I went through my buying history and re-discovered these. I wear a petite-28 inch inseam-and for $21.99, I got a really comfortable, well fitting pair of jeans that hold everything in where it belongs but still let me breath normally and feel comfortable after a cheat meal, that don't "grow" a size after several hours or give me "full diaper butt." They are stylish in a classic way that won't look dated in 2 years, the pockets are serviceable and they don't look spray painted on. They are true, un-distressed jeans, not skin tight jeggings pretending to be jeans. I have big, muscular calves and these don't cling to my calves like tights. They fit as described-"classic fit straight leg jeans." One caveat-before you press the "buy" button-look at the material content of the color you have selected. The ones I bought are only 81% cotton. Personally, I would never buy anything with less cotton because in my experience, the lower the cotton content, the higher the stretch out/sag potential becomes.