The fabric feels quite nice, although it does wrinkle quite a lot. The stretch is great - feels like high quality athletic pants. My main reason for buying these was because I have pretty big thighs and quads and a pretty small waist and I figured the stretchy fabric would make these a bit more relaxed than the cotton Connor chinos. I was wrong. These FEEL better because the fabric stretches, but they look significantly tighter because the fabric doesn't loosen up like the cotton version. So these look significantly smaller/tighter and they don't ease up.
So if you have slim legs, you'll probably like these more than the cotton Connors because they hold their shape very well and feel quite comfortable. Unfortunately, if you have an athletic lower body, you'll probably want to pass on these.