I'm shocked!  I prefer jeans without a zipper.  I carry my weight in my mid-section & I am a plus size.  , and jeans are always too tight there.  And really big everywhere else.  So I prefer elastic type waists.  Tough to find stylish jeans with elastic/expandable waists.  I didn't have much hope for these, Levi's run small & these are no exception.  So Knowing that, I ordered one size up & a short length.  First pair of jeans I don't have to take to the tailor to hem up & take the legs in. They fit great.  Ok,waist, again, a smidge tight, but that's me.  Still comfortable & it doesn't cut me making my muffing top look worse.  I wish they came in a lighter color denim.  If they made other colors, I'd buy them all.