Gloria VanderbiltWomen's Amanda Classic High Rise Tapered Jean

I'm 5'2" and I weigh 160 with an hourglass figure with somewhat short legs. I can fluctuate to 165 and back down again. My weight is presently on a downward trend overall again so who knows. I tried these on just after they arrived today. I absolutely LOVE the quality of the pants. They are so soft, a true white, and not a thin material so any colored underwear could be worn and not show through. The stitching is nice and I have nothing to complain about except that the process to determine my size and fit was confusing. I bought a size 16 short. It was long in the torso. I know I wanted high waisted and they definitely were. They came higher than my waist. It was almost fine in the waist as far as circumferemce but it had extra, and the jeans are made of a soft stretchy material so if they were already baggy, then by the end of the day I'm sure they would have been worse. If they got a little bigger while fitting snug at the beginning of the day or if they started out fitting just right, then it wouldn't be an issue. Being these are already ridiculously big, I have to return them. If I wore them like this, it means they would appear to add on weight.It had extra room in the hips and too much room for me in the bottom and a ridiculous amount of extra room in the legs starting in the upper thighs to the point of being baggy and I do in general like length in pants for taller shoes but this was too much. I was afraid by the look of the model in the picture they would be too short. I was wrong. She is not my height and is much taller. "Short" pants did not make up for it. Maybe the next size or two down would. I don't know how many exchanges I will need to do.I wish they would be more clear on whether people like me should get petite or short. I was under the impression that petite was more of a thinner build and not necessarily based on the length. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to wear a 16 but in a petite? I don't want to keep sending pants back and forth. Maybe I'm a 14 short? Maybe the pants vary from pair to pair within the same brand, style, and size just like other brands in the stores do? I know in another brand I wear a size 12 short and they fit just like they were made for me, but I went on what the size chart for Gloria Vanderbuilt had when I ordered these. I'm still confused on what they call short and petite and why I can't have a petite short. If you can figure out your size or you luck out, get them! Maybe my body is just odd, lol.I'm knocking down a star just for how confusing the size chart is with the lack of communication about the difference between short and petite and not being able to choose both though they are listed in the two categories.

Gloria Vanderbilt is the only brand of pants that I can wear. They fit to my body without being tight and there is plenty of stretch for my curves. I find that they last for about five years or so before I need to purchase new pants. Other pants will have a huge gap at the back or the waistline will dig into my waist when I sit. This brand doesn't do that. Also, while the pricing goes up and down, it isn't hard to catch it on sale for about $20 a pair or less. Which makes it affordable. (I do not buy unless they are on sale).The downsides of this brand is that the sizing varies widely from color to color, which is very odd. I would order a lot more colors if I could, but every color fits different and I don't want to deal with the hassle of ordering and returning. Even within the same color, the sizing will vary a bit. For example, I ordered three pairs of the same pants (I need four, but the seller won't let me purchase more) and two of them fit perfectly. One of them is significantly tighter than the other pairs, fitting more like a size 18 than a size 20, even thought the label says "20". But I can still fit in them, so I'll keep them.I'm upset about not being able to order more because of the quantity limit. I figured if I waited a few days, I'd be able to order again. Nope. Not the case. They don't tell you when you can order more.

After repeatedly trying on sizes of Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans, which I've bought repeatedly 20 years, I noticed that within each size there are different names(And I'm not referring to petite, or tall etc)which correspond to the % of fiber... cotton, polyester spandex.. for example,... I ended up keeping one called Magical Stretch.. But there are 2 other names in 8 short Amanda..I spent an extensive amount of time buying, trying on, mailing back, and investigating the fiber content to find the perfect light jeans. I would have thought GV would have made the NAME difference apparent or at least noted it on the Amazon page. And being a long time purchaser of the Amanda Jean, I never noticed even in the store that the makeup of the material could be so different in the same size.

These jeans fit as expected and are very comfortable. My main beef is that they are pre-faded, but you have to look very closely to see that in the pictures. I wanted darker denim jeans to wear when I wanted to be a little more dressed up and did not want faded thighs and knees. Also the legs are not as tapered as the pair I already had in another color. I will be keeping these for every day, but am somewhat disappointed not to get what I expected.

Purchased all of the solid colors. Also several of the denim All size 4 and none of the pants fit the same. The Size 4 was large for me but I just washed and dried on high.worked. Maybe lost a size in shrinkage.wearable Then I ordered the printed ones. Size 4 .they are HUGE! I mean HUGE! In spite of my best attempts to shrink them nothing can shrink them down to the size I needed. So I gave them to my sister. So my final opinion is I believe these run large, and there is disparity among the colors and Prints Prints are HUGE. If you want to believe you are a size 8 when you are a 10 these are the pants for you For reference I am 5’4” tall 25” waist. 34. 1/2” low hip. 109 lbs normally size 4

Maybe this could help someone with sizing confusion. I’ve ordered a few pair before getting it right.They’re large. Figure your size from Size Chart, then order down a size.Special Size:Standard is regular.Petite is for 5’2” and under. Nothing to do with inseam, just overall height. Waistband is labeled with a P after the size but doesn’t indicate inseam length.Plus is cut like a different pair of jeans. Super roomy/curvy thru hips and thighs. Cuffs *might* technically taper in a bit, but they’re really wide. Like wider than a typical straight leg, nothing like the pic. Waistband label says W after the size but, again, doesn’t indicate inseam.Hope this helps!

Unfortunately I had to return them because the legs were a bit wider than they looked on the picture but that’s just a personal choice. I would certainly recommend them as the quality is very good and they actually fit perfectly on the waist .

Me acomodaron muy bien, la talla viene bien. Son de buena calidad para el precio, el color exacto a la imagen, en resumen muy conforme con mi compra.

Es de buena calidad, pero le quedó grande y lo devolví

Ayuda mucho a la figura. Son jeans súper cómodos y el precio es excelente.

Ya tengo otro pantalón amanda, en talla 10 y me encanta la tela y que no se decolora ni hace más grande conforme se lava, por lo que decidí pedir 2 más el café y el negro, pero la talla es totalmente diferente a mi pantalón original, el pantalón café me quedó pero no me cerró y el pantalón negro no subió, por lo que recomendaría pedir una talla extra.