They are well made and look great, except not on me. At least not in a size 26 waist. I am 5'3" and 124lbs. These jeans gave me bad muffin top. Probably because they are lower cut and I should have sized them more for my hips than waist size. I think this cut would best suit ladies with a small waist and bigger hips. I am slender and my shape is straight as a board, not curvy. I usually buy Levi's 711 mid rise skinny jeans, which usually fit perfect. Because this style was described as "The skinniest fit jeans by Levi's" I couldn't resist, however, I would suggest sizing up a bit because the the rise seems to be lower than other Levi's mid rise jeans and probably need to be sized somewhere between your waist and hip size. So I have consistently ordered a size 26 and rarely had an issue with anything being too small. These were. I may try them in a size or 2 up.===UPDATE===I purchased these jeans in soft white in a size 29, which is 3 sizes up and I have since lost 4lbs since buying the first 2 pairs. Unbelievable, the waist fit perfect, but the hips and thighs were HUGE!