I originally bought these in the medium and dark wash. The medium wash quickly became my favorite! I'm 5'3 so I had to do some work on the hem but was able to get the perfect cuff on them. They were roomy in the waist because I'm a pear shape and have a pretty narrow waist in contrast to my hips/thighs so when I lost just six pounds I had to order another size down. I'm now needing a smaller size again, but may try to get the 28s altered first as they still fit great in the hips and thigh but are massive in the waist. Never would I spend so much on one pair of jeans if I didn't love them so much, but they really are a GREAT fitting jean, even on my short frame. They do sit above my naval which works well for some of my cropped tops, though I do wish they had a slightly lower rise so I didn't have so much of a gap issue. If you are short, and pear shaped like me, then you will likely have to make some adjustments, but they're worth it!