Lands' End Women's Sport Knit High Rise Corduroy Elastic Waist Pants

I've been wearing these for DECADES. THE FIRST THING TO KNOW IS THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS RUN LARGE AND THEY STILL DO. I recommend sizing down, I've always bought at least once size smaller than I would have thought I needed. Indeed, this year I've already bought 3 pair of these in size Medium, but bought the Starfish jeans in size Large. The "charcoal heather" this year is not a charcoal color, certainly not like years past. Much much lighter, which may be good or bad, depending on what you like. The original version had a narrower waistband elastic (more comfortable to me) & narrower wales, which I liked better. The waistbands have been getting wider & wider elastic, & the originals were trimmer, more sleekly constructed where the pockets are. They're more bulky in this area now. I know because I still have the original pair & many of the pairs I bought thereafter. Happily, I have been losing weight, which means new pants in a smaller size. Not so happy for my pocketbook, but I do get them on sale when I can. They are still very comfy (if you bought the right size), and pretty much all I wear from late Autumn, thru the Winter, and into early Spring, here in southern Wisconsin. Gave them 4 stars, but would be 4.5 stars if I could.