HDLTE Women's High Waist Wide Leg Jeans - Baggy Boyfriend Denim Pants for Casual Wear & Y2K Fashion | Perfect for Street Style, Work & Everyday Outfits

I am a child of the pre skinny jeans era and when jeans were cotton with zero spandex in them. I am sick of skin tight jeans that you struggle to get in and out of, that are so tight in the thighs and calves you practically have to hitch them up like a pair of heavy panty hose. As tight as they are though within an hour you are constantly hitching them up because the butt and waist have stretched out and they get pulled down each step you take. If you have a belly roll the jeans roll down and under that belly and hike it up like a lift bra making your bulge spill over the waist of the jeans while the rest of the jeans are sagging towards the bottom of your bum. Day after day after day... So I began looking for a pair of jeans that you don't have to do a snake dance to get on and that were only cotton - nothing but cotton. It seems only men get that luxury and that may be on the way out because the spandex is making its way into men's jeans too. Who wants to stop and wiggle back into your jeans tens of times a day or wear an extra long and loose shirt so you don't have to embarrass yourself pulling them up and let the shirt deal with the butt crack peeking out? Not me.I didn't find 100% cotton women's jeans, these have the spandex in them too. However they are a very flatteringly high waisted and loose in the hip and thigh so when the stretch out inevitably happens your thighs and butt aren't dragging them down.Positives for this jean: The high waist is flattering due to better tummy control/ roll control. There is no muffin top to be found in these. You can wear better fitted shirts because you don't have to worry about your tummy rolling out or your butt crack to make an badly timed appearance. Unlike men with bellies, I do not want to size my waist at the hip under the belly and wear a belt to keep them up. Ewww. Another positive is that the wide leg drops at the hip which is flattering to your behind and makes the appearance of wide hips or saddle bags. You do not have to fight to get in or out of these jeans, which is not only pleasant but is an added safety feature.Negatives: They still have spandex and the waist does loosen. I wear a size 14 and these seem a little big to me. I would suggest buying your size and the next lowest size. Try the lower size on for a day and see if the stretch into comfort and not into needing a belt. It's too late to return mine, but I am ok with that because I like them that much. The other thing I do not like is they run long. I am 5' 5 1/2 and they drag on the ground. They have a very wide hem so hemming them up would be a task but doable. I am a child of the 70's and back then we just let them drag and fray and that was part of the big bell experience. I am retired and don't have a fashion statement to make so I just let them drag, or roll them up once.For thinner girls other than the stretch out they will look and feel awesome and if your long legged you have found your perfect jeans.