I always buy my jeans a little roomy so they'll be comfortable.  I'm old enough to be able to do that and not worry about how they look (within reason, of course).  What a disappointment it was to open the Amazon box and try these on.  They're nearly two sizes smaller than they're marked.  Incidentally, I bought a different pair of Levis in this same order and they have the same problem.  I also bought a pair of Lee jeans and they fit perfectly, with a little room to spare.  All three of these are supposedly the same size.  Anyway, these Levis are going back and I won't be buying Levis on Amazon again.  It wouldn't surprise me to discover that these Levis are "seconds" (meaning they have some sort of defect/problem, which in this case would be they were marked with the wrong size).