I’d buy used jeans on ThredUp (or the Canadian equivalent). The dirty secret of ThredUp is that it’s the recycling program used by many jeans companies. You can get either new with tags or might as well be jeans from the premium denim brands for cheap. I spent less than the cost of one pair of jeans and got more than a dozen pairs of Rag & Bone, DL1961, Joe’s Jeans, Reformation, Paige, AG, etc. etc. down to every possible cut of Madewell and Levi’s. I’d buy what fits and get them hemmed perfectly to your desired length—or cut them off and roll if that’s your vibe. More on reddit.com

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All the shorts do is shrink the length of the leg, so no, it shouldn’t shrink the waist. However, as with anything mass produced, there will be inconsistencies (i have heard this complaint from customers multiple times as an employee). The wow jeans are also the cheapest line of denim we have and are naturally very stretchy, and as a result, I have noticed far more inconsistencies with those jeans than our more expensive pairs. More on reddit.com

I don’t know your body type and won’t assume, but as a woman with full thighs, I had an epiphany one day trying on my boyfriend’s cargo shorts just for fun. They fit exactly as you describe. Try looking in the men’s section at stores and try a few different styles and sizes on. More on reddit.com