I purchased these to replace a pair that I have been wearing for 10 years.  Styles obviously change and most of the jeans you find in department stores that they call men's were women's jeans the last time I shopped with flowers and patterns and all sorts of weird stuff on them.  These are good, comfortable MEN's jeans.  I purchased them a size larger than my waist size for extra space and to accommodate larger legs.  That was a good move.  I purchased a pair of Dickies Carpenter jeans which are also very comfortable, but I wish i would have purchased them a size larger as well.