Suzanimal and Roxanna -- thank you both so much! Suzanimal, you read my mind -- my last AT jeans (years ago) were modern fit in petite. I rarely wear petites because of my rise, but these fit okay when I sized up, which I would do.
And Roxanna, yay -- I will be in the city next weekend. I hope to get a chance to pop into AT.
Angie, you had better believe I will guard those Elsas. I really liked the fit the minute I got them -- they are slim but not sausage casing. That's my ideal. I will warn that they do tend to stretch out a bit. Not to ridiculous amounts, but the fit might be a bit looser by the end of a day.