Ok I get it now. I get the Judy Blue hype. These may actually have just taken the lead as my favorite pair of jeans ever. Their sizing is different and they recommend you size down one. So I typically wear an 8, so I went with a 7 in these. I honestly could probably have done another size down from that. I really struggle to know what size to do in skinny jeans. The tummy control is fantastic and the stretch is insane! I love the darker wash, too. I am wearing it today with a soft pink mock neck sweater from The Gap in a medium, my Nike Court Legacy sneakers and a combo of jewelry from Amazon and Jennifer Ponson Design. I can send you a discount code for those pieces if you let me know. As a reminder for reference, I am 53, 5’8, 140 lbs, and typically wear a 6/8 or medium. LTKover40 LTKCyberWeek LTKmidsize