Love these shorts, bought it in medium denim and dark denim. I also purchased the distress version a while back and knowing the fit of those helped a lot with knowing what size to buy in these. Im usually between a large and extra large (13/14). The distress is more denim so I went with an xl which is comfortable but would be tight if I went to a large. Knowing these have a lot of stretch to them I bought them in a large and they fit perfectly. However, the dark denim is a bit more stiff so it did give me a small muffin but they did stretch overtime. These are a bit short but your butt won't be hanging out since they kind of mold to your butt