I have never had a small waist and as I've gotten older that's become even more of a problem. In order to get pants to fit my waist I either wear pants with elastic waistband (ugh) or pants that fit my waist but are huge in the hips and butt. That's not the case with these, they fit as though they were custom made, and they make my butt look great too!

The legs are definitely not skinny when compared to 524's or leggings, but I can wear them quite nicely tucked in to mid calf boots. The fabric is quite stretchy but looks and feels like regular old denim, it's a substantial weight so they are adequate for cold weather wear.