Like many curvy women, I’ve always had a hard time finding jeans—they either gap in the waistband or are too tight in the hips. But my picks for the best jeans for curvy women do neither.

The pants I seek are slightly high-waisted, obscenely soft, unstudied and yet cerebral, and are cut to draw attention to the ankles. Such a buttonless pant is both comfortable and connotes a ...

They're easy to dress up or down. I wore these elastic-waist pants with sandals and a t-shirt for a day of running errands. The nylon-spandex blend fabric was about as comfy as yoga pants ...