Lee Womens Instantly Slims Classic Relaxed Fit Monroe Straight Leg Jean

I had ordered jeans from Lee.Com and they were all wrong, just didn't fit well and were the same size I ordered from Amazon! So I went back to Amazon and got the jeans above. The denim is just right, stretchy but not tight, lightweight and comfortable, and the length is just right. Come warmer weather, I can just roll them up a bit and have capris. They look good and are slenderizing and I love the Horizon color, darker so can be dressed up easily. I wash them inside out to help prevent drastic fading. I run them through the dryer on low setting for about 10 minutes and then hang dry them. So I will be coming back to Amazon for these jeans as needed. I was surprised that the quality and fit I got directly from Lee was so off and their website is a mess. I am 5'6" and weigh 140 and the 8 long is my size. I also have a pair of 10 long but had to take in the waist a tad. Thanks Amazon! Read more

I absolutely hate...HATE...shopping for clothes, especially jeans and pants. In stores, online...anywhere! Sizes within the SAME brand can be so inconsistent. Most jeans today are mom jeans, skinny jeans, lo-rise jeans or state 'at-the-waist' but aren't. I gave up. I love Lee jeans and have worn them for years and years dreading the day I would need more. I was thrilled to find what I wanted here at Amazon but, had it not been for free shipping and returns I would have passed here also. There was a lot of trial and error. These are true high-rise jeans without being mom jeans. I buy longs for the little extra rise and to allow for shrinkage in the length. These are true straight legs giving a slack look with a slim fit .Black jeans are my "uniform" for work. As long a I wear a long top I can get away with jeans there. (Finding slacks I like is a nightmare.) I don't like light colors or "washed" looks so the Horizons were great too. Darker is more flattering. I had to order over a dozen pairs to be able to narrow it down to the six I kept. One 8 fit like an 8 - perfect! The other 8s were returned because they fit like a six and cut me in half or fit like large 10s. I ordered 10s and a couple pairs fit like a 12, a couple fit like a six and a few fit like a true 8! Those I kept. I have always noticed that any brand's black jeans atr cut smaller and shorter than any other color; as though there was some kind of shortage on black denim fabric. I always wash my jeans inside out, adding vinegar to the cold water wash to keep the color dark. I air dry in the dryer, or perma-press warn dry, for maybe just five minutes either way to fluff wrinkles and then hang to dry and keep their original shape. Even using these tricks, two pair stretched a bit width wise in the hips but nothing I can't live with. (May try a little longer dryer heat on those two pairs.) Thanks to Amazon, I'm now up six new pairs of jeans and so very thankful for their "trial and error, no hassle" return policy which was the EASIEST I've ever dealt with! P. S - Shipping was awesome...only two days every single time! Returns credited the same! Kudos Amazon! Read more

The fit and style of these jeans are great. Classic. They don't require constant tugging on the waist to bring them above your butt. This makes me very happy! I purchased five pairs--from black to the lightest wash. Thankfully they had the Long option available, and that worked out very well. The black and darkest blue wash are as pictured, but the distinction between the lighter three shades of blue--while there--is slighter than they appear in the photos. I figured that might be the case, so that's not that big a deal. The ONLY thing I don't like about these is the smell. They smell like they have been doused in bug repellent or some other sort of chemical--maybe those used in the dying process--and it caused me to have an allergic reaction just like I've experienced when I've been exposed to the chemicals in hair color--after wearing a pair, my eyes swelled up and stayed that way for two days. Three of the pairs were worse than the other two, but I washed them all on an extended hot water cycle with two rinses, then a soak cycle for half an hour, and then another extended cycle. I used Oxiclean, my regular 7th Generation detergent, and white vinegar. (The vinegar did the most to remove the smell so far...) After all that, the smell is diminished, but still there. Going in for a third wash. Whatever it is that's on them is unpleasant and potentially very unhealthy. I will keep washing them until the smell is gone. Other than *that*--a good, classic fitting pair of jeans. Read more

First, the Horizon is actually a deeper blue than it looks in the photo (my camera didn't do it justice, so I couldn't get a good picture), but I like the real color better so I'm happy :-) I have several pairs of Lee jeans, in different styles -- some I like, some I tolerate. The style I loved had been discontinued, and after contacting Lee they told me this Classic Fit Monroe Straight Leg was the "replacement". It's not exactly the same, my favorite pair was boot cut, but I do like straight leg (as long as the opening isn't too wide). So, I decided to give these a try. Boy am I happy I did! They fit at the waist, so there's no roll-over; there's light support, but they give (without being sloppy); the material isn't too thick or stiff like previous jeans (but not too thin); they're soft & comfy. I ordered the first pair directly from Lee, in "Seattle", and the leg opening is about 6". My Amazon pair is "Horizon", and the opening is about 7,5", but it's okay because it's more like a slight flare, which I like. Some of my other straight leg jeans are wide in the leg, and they aren't flattering. These are different. I'm 5'2", 156lb, have always been curvy (even when I was smaller) so I've always struggled to find a good pair of jeans. These fit & flatter with no sags or bags, they follow my curves with no gaps, they're comfortable, I didn't notice any odor others have mentioned, in either pair. Read more