This is my third pair of these jeans.  They do say "black rinse" and I have learned that is dark blue with a bit of black in it, not actually "black" jeans. They are very comfortable and attractive jeans and pretty much all i want to wear now.  With no zipper in front, they lay flat, and have a high waist so no " muffin top".  They have a nice stretch, but also fit well.  I just found some crop Jag Jeans on another web site and have ordered those.