It's funny that you mentioned your nine year old jeans Angie...last weekend I was watching a DVD of a tv show filmed in 2003/ 2004...and one of the women characters was wearing this great pair of jeans. I noticed it looked like they were 7's or maybe AG, but of real denim fabric, no stretch, and only just very slightly bootcut....low rise, and not skin tight any where, yet totally figure flattering!
Perhaps with the advent of skinny skinny, the denim has out of necessity gotten thinner and stretchier? We might not have been able to sit down :). I've noticed even Acne seems slimmer cut and thinner fabric.
I also really have not liked this trend in denim. That's why in desperation I ended up going to the raw, stiff as cardboard in the beginning, APC's. I know it's not what you are looking for, Angie, I also think the rise is just a tad higher than you want, more like 9 than 7...and good luck with your search...but in case any one else is interested, just wanted to add my support. It's a labor of love, but it's been worth it for me.
After I had mine for about four months, I found others in the same boat: http://grayzine.no/deadfleuret.....m-journal/ . The silhouette is a bit masculine for some, but not for my (I guess) tomboy, or perhaps just simple style. Here's a couple of pics of my first pair ( I have two now) in the thread about heavy sweaters: http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ers/page/2