Posting these for feedback. They're actually better on me than I expected. Not the easiest thing to style for me -- the cropped length and light wash limit what I can comfortably wear with them. I tried some darker solid tops and didn't like the effect at all. I just don't look great in light bottoms/dark tops. i did like them with my long jackets and high-vamp booties or heeled sandals.

These would be a fall-winter-spring item for me -- our summers are just too warm for jeans most of the time -- so I made sure to try these with tops from those seasons. I kind of wish I had some lighter color tall ankle booties for the low-contrast effect, but I am not go to invest in more shoes just for the sake of these jeans.

Unexpectedly, I really like them with the BCBG top in #5-6. Otherwise, I would probably tend to pair these with simple solid tops because the color blocking almost feels like a print to me. But I'm not very comfortable in maximal.

I also really like them with my long jackets -- somehow the long jacket and tall booties combination makes all of my cropped jeans work.

What do you think? Worth keeping? Are they flattering enough? I don't think they emphasize the saddlebags but if you see something I don't, please speak up -- I won't be offended. I am not in the mood to keep anything that isn't really fab these days.

ETA: please ignore no makeup, messy hair and lack of any attention to facial expressions -- I was hurrying.

Thanks for looking!