i usually wear size 12 jeans in womens and been having trouble with them (usually) being kind of tight in the waist on my hourglass apple figure and loose in the butt and thighs even though i have an ample butt or wide hips i should say so someone on 3FC mentioned shopping Juniors if you have that problem so i did and came home with a cute pair of embellished boot cut size 9's
that are indeed snug in the butt/thighs which i love (i HOPE they don't stretch out during the day) and fit fine in the waist or should i say low waist!
i almost considered a pair of skinny jeans in the same brand but have never owned skinny jeans before. They looked good but i'll have to make that leap another time (plus skinny's have to have the right kind of shoes to go with)