I'm sure this is a common problem, but clothing stores seem to have yet to catch on to it. I have a small waist and big thighs, and it's very hard to find jeans unless they are stretchy - and I don't like stretchy jeans. I tried on the Sweetheart jeans at Old Navy today - which are apparently cut specifically for "smaller waist, bigger thighs!" and there was still a giant gap in the back. Anyone here know of brands that might fit my body type?

I'm too late, was going to suggest the Levis.

I'm still in plus size, and have the best luck with Lane Bryant's "right fit" or wtf they're called. At least for dress slacks. For jeans the best fits I've found have honestly come from random jeans I've found at Marshall's, or the occasional pair from Dress Barn (but I don't like blingy jeans, or jeans that look like someone peed on them - both of which are hard to escape nowadays).

I'm completely a pear. The majority of my weight is in my thighs, hips, and lower abdomen, but I still have a distinct waist. From the waist up I'm about 2 sizes smaller than my pant size. When pants fit my thighs/hips, I get *huge* gaps at the waist; sometimes 8 - 10". That spells disaster if you need to bend over, or sit in a chair with an open back.

As my PsyD pointed at during my consult - "If you don't mind me saying, you're nice and trim in the shoulders and chest, and then at the bottom you kind of spill out everywhere." Awesome!