Russell H.
Yelp
After jeans shopping failure in two states at 12 different stores (probably more than five dozen attempted pairs) I had nearly given up on having denim in my middle-aged life all together under the sad life realization that NOBODY makes jeans for men of average height and shape. (Special "thank you, Bitch" to the kid at Citizen's in the Castro for being brutally honest ["Yeah, those are a total snore on you."])
So I relinquished my false sense of control and gave my free over will to the search engine of yelp, vowing to try whatever shop first popped up on my search: "Best jeans shop for men, San Francisco, CA." And voila: AB Fits appeared--like a Marina Chick at a Lulu Lemon sale.
After an extremely no-pressure welcome to the shop (and a greeting by resident dog, Ginger), I gave my challenge to the sales staff: 30" waist, hips, and moderate quadriceps (that means "skinny fit" jeans won't even clear my knees). After another ten try-ons, and an admitted "Yeah, you have an interesting body shape," from George. "But I don't think you have a 30-inch waist," Ginger accompanied me to the changing room, where we settled on two pairs: one Levi's vintage redux and one San Francisco line--both high waist-ed to give my freakish body a more-normal look (RE: hide those hips!).
George's sales commission from my purchase will probably pay half his rent for the month--I tried bargaining him down by asking what my "check in on Yelp!" discount was [nada/zilch/nothing]--but that's okay. Mission complete. I now have new jeans (or will have after the "free" hemming, which will take about a week)--and a great place to go to get future pairs.
One happy camper!