These jeans are a godsend for women who are truly curvy, with a high ratio between waist and hip measurements! (If you're one of us, you know it, you know the fitting room trauma, and you'll be thrilled with these! If you're not, the fit will seem odd to you.) Lately there have been more offerings on the market for pants claiming to be "curvy" fit, in which "curvy" apparently just means heavy, and the waist gap is just as much a problem as ever. Not these! Do swallow your pride and buy a size up--just the way Levi's sized them. If you're on the taller side, definitely do find these jeans in a long. I am 5' 9", and the long just touches the top of my foot, no fold in the pants.