pro's: great fit. very flattering. I wear a juniors size 11 and i don't think there is another cut that fits me as well as the 524's.
there's something up with other brands where they're way too skin tight and look more like hideous jeggings (too much spandex? i hate spandex) than a pair of jeans. i like the way these are skinny but still have room. they're skinny in a more boyish way which i like. the colors are great unlike the tacky contemporary styles popular in malls these days.

con's: there is spandex in these jeans. i've owned another two pairs a year earlier and the pair with 2 percent spandex ("premium dark") ended up wearing really thin in areas and getting a hole. the other pair (black) with only 1% spandex is sturdier and no evidence of wear. However, i bought another pair in the same color but this time it only has 1% spandex, very high hopes for it.
i bought a new color "clean blue" and i'm a little meh about them- again, the fit is great but the fabric feels thinner than i'd like it to be and its also 2% spandex. i clipped a carbide for my keys and the waist of the pants just flopped over- NOT GOOD. never had that happen to me before.

i'll probably be buying these jeans until they're discontinued.