I love these jeans.  I am pretty curvy and quite hippy.  These jeans fit wonderfully and are so comfortable.  They wash well and don't shrink up like some jeans I have owned.  I like the fact that there is not a bunch of "gap" at the waist line and I always get these in boot cut and dark indigo color.  Why?  To look thinner of course!  I am short and the boot cut gives my legs an appearance of length.  The dark shade also has a slimming effect.  I am also a "lady" and not a young girl anymore so I want to look a bit more "polished" when I wear jeans.  The dark indigo color does that.  With a button down shirt and my comfy Easy Spirit clogs, I am relaxed, casual but still look "put together".