I'm 5"8" and 10 stone 5. Quite pear shaped with a smallish waist and big bum and thighs.
It's been many years since I found any trousers or jeans to fit.
Size 12 are too tight on hips. Size 14 all gape by 6" at the waist.
I never used to have this problem and my weight and shape has not changed much in 20 years so I guess they just make them different.
I've tried (what seems like every pair ) in
Next
M&S
Tesco
Asda
Wallis
BHS
etc. etc.
I don't live near a big shopping centre so it has to be chain stores. I don't mind shopping on line but in this case they all seem to have to go back....
Today I was raking some old clothes out and I have some ancient jeans from Matalan that fit perfectly. Their current stock doesn't though. I know because I tried on 7 pairs this morning.