I've always had trouble finding jeans. Usually if the waist is good, the butt/thighs are too tight. Or if the butt/thighs are good, the waist is gapping HUGELY.

And finding a waist that sits a bit lower (below my bellybutton) seems also to be impossible.

Then... the miracle of MEN'S Levi 560's! Yes, folks, me the Rubenesque curvy girl fits best in men's Levis! I wear 32 w 32 L which seems to be similar to women's 12 or maybe 13. Each inch on the men's sizes seems about approximate to one size in women's.

Another nice thing about men's is that you can get the length you want. And as they "age" any little loose areas tend to shrink (good ol' shrink-to-fit effect)

Knot Loves Her Levis

Edit: I was at a Levi outlet, complaining to a salesgirl about how I used to be able to wear 501's when I was a teen, and how I couldn't find anything to fit these days, whine whine whine. She suggested the men's 560's. How cool that the salesgirl knew the Levi products so well! Kudos to that chickie!