As a Xennial, it was hard breaking up with my skinny jeans. Over the past few years I've learned to love less fitted styles, but they don't all love me. When barrel jeans came on the scene I ignored them for a long time, certain they were just another fad that would look awful on me. But this spring... I took a chance on these jeans after seeing my favorite style influencers rave about them, and am I ever glad I did! I'm an inverted triangle, 5'3"ish, 145ish, athletic, with no waist and short legs. I've had 3 kids and there's a bit of the mom belly that will never go away. Finding jeans that fit right is hard, but these are perfect! They give me shape and make my legs look longer. I got the medium wash in 8 petite first and they hit at my ankle bone, just right for warm weather. I just got both light wash & gray in 8 regular and they hit the top of my foot. They're great with sandals and will be perfect with sneakers & boots. A 6 might've fit but I wanted breathing room in the waist.