Those numbers are even more confusing given that a pair of size-6 jeans can vary in the waistband by as much as 6 in., according to one estimate. They’re also discriminatory: 67% of American ...

And even certain brands that sell “plus-size” jeans cut corners by working from the same patterns used for their straight sizes, with (often thin) designers not designing for curves ...

Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist ... so I would have to get them taken in. Good American’s take on a barrel fit much better, though I did need to size down to a 16.