First of all these are fantastic jeans and they should look great on almost any figure.  I happened to be curvy and it's rare that jeans will fit my hips and waist as it is very small in proportion to my behind.  these fit amazing! There's a tiny bit of room in the waist  but that's OK because when I sit down there's a little bit of space to relax.  but there's definitely no real gap.  what is an usual was that I normally take a size 6 in women's pants and I had to get these in a nine. Sent them back and re-ordered because the seven was just cutting into much on my love handles.  if you got any soft tissue around the upper or lower waist line, order up a size from what you think you need!  their super stretchy and they look tiny when they come out of the package but trust me these things stretch a lot and you can get them on.  I just didn't want deep marks from the seams at the top of the hip where it was cutting a little bit.  so I sent them back and ordered a nine and it fits perfectly.
 I am  5 feet 4 1/2 inches tall & I weigh about 133.
I am very curvy with a small waistline.  The top of the waistband of these jeans hits just above my belly button where I am approximately 29 inches around,  The smallest part of my waist is about an inch above that where I am 28 inches around.  these would be fine if they hit at either spot but they hit just in between.  at the widest part of my bottom I am 41 inches around &  A couple of inches below my belly button, on the soft part of my upper hip I am 33 inches.  that is where the size 7 was cutting in a little bit too much and the size 9 are now fine.  also these jeans are about two or 3 inches too long which is fine because I will either fall them under a cover them up since they are such tight straight legs which I like.  so if you are taller, the size 9  should be fine even for someone who is up to 5'8" tall.  they seem very well-made for the price and I am very happy with them!  hope this review helps someone make a good decision.