I have a hard time finding shorts I like-I'm not very curvy-more straight up and down and straight leg shorts just make me look dumpy. I'm also in the middle ground of being old enough that I don't want teeny tiny shorts, but not so old that I want grandma shorts. These are perfect-long enough to cover the bum but show some leg and with just a bit of flare on the end to keep them from being completely straight. The dark rinse is really nice and flattering and the fit was true to size.