re: Recommendations on bootcut jeans that arent slim/skinny jeans?

I'm a Banana Republic diehard, but they are getting pretty expensive, and they don't seem to last as long as they used to. I picked up a pair of AE jeans for the first time in 5-6 years, and I was really impressed. I may have to go back to wearing them. They fit well and seem to be made well. And for $30/pair, if they only last a couple of years, then at least the initial investment wasn't much.

Lucky has an athletic cut that I like. You can get them at Dillard's for reasonable

I wear boots 99% of the time and all I wear is lucky, not sure of what style that's what the wife is for.

7 for all mankind and true religion bootcut are the ones I like. They aren't baggy at all but not skinny, they fit like jeans should and with just a bit of flare at the bottom.