These are my new favs mainly because they have a perfect amount of distress without going overboard. They also have an amazing amount of stretch which makes them as comfortable as lounge pants. My only negative is that they stretch out as you wear them. I cant even say thats a true negative, though. I only mention it because I wouldve gone down a size if I had known so maybe this post will help others. I still wear them though and I bought the next size down too. The denim is very soft and I just cant say enough good things about these gems!