I have these jeans in the red black, and dark blue. Purple is my favorite color so I was feeling fat when I ordered these and got a size 28. To my surprise they were a bit big so my other ones were a 27. My waist is a 29 and my hips are a 40! I still wear a 27 in all of her straight faith jeans! They are also a bit long...but I love her jeans and will order another pair...when they go on sale!