Regarding jeans that never seem to fit properly (particularly the narrow waist vs. hips issue), my wife helygen has had good luck with the custom-fit jeans at Lands' End (http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1930_49397_117915_96362_5:view=59,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_49299).
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