If you like your jeans to sit at your waist and not your hips then buy these jeans. I love these jeans, fit is great, look is great, and they're comfortable too! I purchased 2 pair of the DARK STONE jeans, ordered my normal size for pants/slacks and these fit perfect. They've been washed 2 or 3 times and I see no problems with material or construction. Shrinkage was barely noticable. Liked these jeans so much I've returned and ordered 2 more in the same color. IMHO they fit better then Levi's!