I ordered these jeans for my adult granddaughter, who can wear size 27 thru 29 in jeans, depending on the brand and the style. So, I expected these to be a little on the snug side for her, but, boy, was I wrong. These jeans run incredibly large in the waist, which is really unusual for 7 for All Mankind jeans. Granted, she prefers the skinny jean style and that is usually what I order, and the style of these Josefina jeans is a little looser in the legs. However, they should still fit appropriately in the waste. As usual for this brand, the material and workmanship is high quality, but something is definitely off in the sizing. Right now, she can wear them with a belt and we are going to try to shrink them a bit in a hot dryer, but usually this brand's denim is already pre-shrunk, so I don't hold out a lot of hope for that. These are great jeans, but poorly sized. Go down at least one size (or maybe even two) to get your normal, standard fit in the waist.