“Stop making design changes. They are not an improvement.”
The originals were fantastic and I loved the comfort. The new (Old now) elastic crinkle waisband wasn't the same but I could live with it. Now the designers have come out with, what seems at first to be a new nifty, hidden waistband expansion on both sides above the front pockets. One big problem I find is that when you expand the waistband it pulls the pure white pocket lining into view which looks horrible when viewed straight on. Also the same numbered size waistband does NOT fit the same as that number in older designs. It is so tight that you have to move up a size. Please go back to the original design. Why in the world would you experiment with a sucessful design.
I am currently searching like crazy for any remaining crinkle waistband style pants in my size to stock up on. Beyond that I don't know what I will do. Other brands do not fit well.