These jeans were a lot tighter than I originally anticipated, but after wearing them for a minute I realized that the material was just really stretchy and the tightness didn't inhibit my motion at all. I'm a size 14 in pants normally so I bought the size 13. They fit pretty well! I do think the corset portion of the pants are really interesting. It does hold everything together really well and it isn't too uncomfortable. The buttons and zipper have so little stress against them because the corset takes care of all the pushing out. My butt also looks fabulous. I asked my husband what he thought of my new outfit (new shirt, necklace, jeans and shoes) and he immediately pointed out how great my butt looked. Hows that for a confidence boosting piece of clothing?