I'm 5'6" and 150-lbs. I was actually able to get into these, the denim stretches where my thighs would otherwise prevent me from wearing any pants or jeans, and the back does NOT gap. Yes, they are an 1" shorter than I would like but wearing them with boots fixes that,... and the button area wants to pucker out a bit but wearing a belt fixes that, so without having laundered them yet, I'm happy.