I'm not one to rave about clothes, but these are the jeans I've been looking for, well, forever. And there's one big reason: REAL, FUNCTIONAL POCKETS. I am constantly frustrated with women's pants in general, but especially women's jeans, with the appalling lack of useful pockets. I can sort of understand why women's dress pants focus on the aesthetics, and grudgingly admit that bulging pockets aren't particularly attractive on a woman's figure, but jeans scream functionality, and I have never understood why jean pockets are often just as pathetic as dress pockets. I've even seen the fake pockets or pockets sewn shut on jeans, which is always a disappointment. I found a pair of these (a size up from what I normally would wear) in a TJ Maxx and fell in love with the pockets. I bought the jeans in case I couldn't find them in my size elsewhere, but happily found these. My Pixel phone, even with an Otterbox Defender case (probably the biggest phone I have owned to date, though it isn't the XL) actually fits in my pocket without being forced, whether I position it vertically or horizontally. Previous pairs of jeans show stress and wear where the corners of my phone are typically positioned in the pocket, to the point that it eventually wears holes in the pockets. I'm hopefully that won't happen with these jeans! My wallet also fits (though not in the same pocket at the same time, of course). I tend to put my phone and wallet in my front pockets, and ignore the back pockets, primarily because I don't like sitting on a wad of items, but the back pockets also strike me as functionally large (they do seem smaller than the front pockets, however: my phone won't fit if I turn it horizontally, and pokes out the top if I put it in vertically. Smaller phones or other items should be fine, though). I seriously cannot rave about these pockets enough. Until the time that women's pants regularly get functional pockets, these jeans will be my go-to.As far the jeans score on other measures: they're fine. Nothing special. The fit IS a little different than what I'm used to, but I assume that's because I'm not accustomed to the relaxed fit feel. It's not uncomfortable, just different from your standard jeans. The material itself seems to me to be normal jean material, and so far has held up well. No shrinking or stretching issues, and I basically wear jeans 24/7. The jeans are a loose fit, not at all skin tight, which I greatly prefer. I've seen other reviewers complaining that Lee's has updated their related fit jeans and the quality is lower, but can't comment on that as I didn't have an opportunity to try the original, and am pretty sure I got the updated version of the jeans. I'd be interested in trying the original as well, provided it has the same quality of pockets, of course. :)Basically: if you are looking for a pair of women's jeans that actually have usable pockets, you've come to the right place. Buy, buy, buy!