I don't care about the slimming properties-  In fact I went up a size so that the slimming panel didn't tuck things in too much as I just wanted comfortable jeans that fit.  I just like pants that sit at the waist which is unfortunately hard to find nowadays. I'm petite at 5'2 but I have a proportionately long torso and a high rise- those lower-rise type jeans always either hurt at the crotch, or ride down my butt crack or both.  These fit perfectly right out of the box.