my favorite style is bootcut, mid-rise (or maybe sort of low-rise but not too much). i tend to like the darker washes, though i also love deep indigo. my favorite brands are habitual, paige premium denim, da'mage, and indigo hand (i don't see them at many places but i am *in love* with the pair i have from them)
i wear them with whatever kinds of shoes i would wear otherwise- either wedges (loafers-i have some salmon colored sueded ones by michael kors that i love w/ jeans) or sneakers (most often, b/c i usually dress for comfort and walk around a lot)
sometimes i like to wear interesting but subtle belts w/ the jeans, sometimes not. sometimes i wear them with other basics (like a solid colored tee) and an accessory, sometimes with shirts that are more "interesting"
i wear jeans almost every day
i usually get my jeans at filene's basement on sale, from an online shop, or ebay