jeans are "mid-stretch", so not a whole lot of "give", but they're not stiff. fabric isn't too thin. jeans are long enough, i am 5'9. BUT, these jeans run small, i usually wear a size 9, bought a size 11 & i can't even button them. there's literally about a 1 & ½ inch gap preventing me from buttoning the jeans. also, the "high rise" isn't too high which is great.