<p>OP here. I gave my son Lucky jeans for Christmas, but I had about 15 pairs from various places for him to try on.
The jeans from Gap were all too big, even in size 28. It’s very hard to find 27s - I’m not sure I’ve seen any from Gap.
The Lucky jeans I got had button flies (the woman who sold them to me didn’t point that out), so he wouldn’t consider them. He did try them on, and they were probably the smallest - they actually fit him well. All of their jeans seem to run low though, and he really doesn’t like that. When I return the one’s I got, I will buy more if they have any that run higher in the waist.
The one’s he decided to keep are both from American Eagle. They are a little big in the waist, but they are better than most. I ordered Levi’s from Kohl’s with my 30% coupon, but they won’t be here for a couple of days. Unlike my other son, he says 2 new pairs are plenty, but I would like to find him another pair or two that fit.</p>