there are some lovely zoomable pictures on the carhartt website that i can't seem to screenshot without issue.  i don't have any of my own pictures of these jeans and they now reside in the trunk of my car, cut off mid-thigh into emergency shorts.  again, bought for full price, in store, many regrets for $55.  6/10    item description : jeans are a tough purchase in any style, and i bought these under some duress, having just burst out of my dovetail jeans in the cold, cold spring.  the carhartts fit appropriately for about 5 minutes.  mid-rise, yes, fitted hip, higher contoured back, yea yea.  sure.  until you bend, or sit, or move.  then they bag out everywhere like the dreaded 90's mom-jeans style.  front pooch, lumpy thigh, saggy ass, these pants even somehow stretched in length.  nothing quite like starting out the work day looking moderately put together, and 3 hours later looking like you dressed in the dark...

oh carhartts.  when i first moved to maine, i had only ever seen carhartts as farm outerwear.  on old men.  welp, stick with what you know, or actually listen to your customers.  i digress.  of course i bought these full price, $50, and a size larger than usual.  6/10   website description : where do i even begin?  generally i wear a size 12, across the board.  fortunately i went into an actual carhartt store to try on pants, and out of vanity, only sized up to a 14.  turns out, this style/cut runs the gamut of inconsistencies.  i vaguely remember checking the website post-purchase, and seeing most recommendations for sizing at least 2 sizes larger than your norm; now half the reviews say everything is too large.  back to sizing.. the "contoured waistband" somehow allows for gapping at the small of my back, while the front and sides are cutting into my internal organs.  regular inseam is a joke, and the 32" is b...