Plain and simple, these shorts are awesome in every way, except the way they are unique-the waistband is just too tight, inflexible, and still slides down and rolls under the belly bulge. Super frustrating, considering they fit and feel awesome, everywhere else. The trouble is, I think, that to make the pants more likely to stay up, they taper in significantly at the waist. But without either the flexibility of elastic/spandex, or a zippered waistband, they are totally a pain (literally, think chaffing) to get on and off. Its too bad, because they are otherwise wonderful-slimming, great length, perfect color, soft material, high back waist to avoid crash showing. Its just too hard to wiggle them on and off!