Love these pants, love the fabric, love the style...but the description says the pants run large, so I ordered a size DOWN.  Fit well, a slight bit on the small size.  Heres the caveat...these pants are 100% linen...Im willing to bet the ranch that with the first washing they will shrink one full size.  So if you order a size down, after the first washing they will be too tight.  If you dry clean, you should be okay.  Im returning and ordering my normal size.