I'm a size 24/26 (depending on the brand/time of day/how I woke up in the morning) and 181cm tall, bought these in a 26, and they are perfect.
Everything out on the table, they do highlight my fupa a wee bit more than you'd like (but normal people aren't going to stare at my crotch), but it does hold my apron/belly nice and snuggly, and doesn't highlight those lumps.
The lower legs being "relaxed" means they fit over my huge calves better than any non-wide-leg jeans I've ever worn.
Even on the pockets, the denim "back"? of the pocket is long enough it doesn't poke up/show the white cotton of the pocket, which ALWAYS happens when my stomach tests the limit of the stretch.
All this and my bum looks great?
An amazingly considered and thoughtfully designed pair of jeans.
I'd buy them again in a distressed option if it became available the second they were announced.
Cannot recommed them enough.