I ordered these in the largest size because I usually wear size 16-18 in pants and I wanted to be sure they'd fit. The fabric is super thin and sort of like a cottony t-shirt material minus the stretch. That wasn't really the issue for me: my problem is the fit. I understand that these are fold over shorts, but the part that's supposed to fold over is really oddly shaped. It looks fine in the front, but I guess due to my booty it doesn't fold over all the way in the back making it look like these shorts are too small for me, and they definitely are not. They are also tight in some places and way too loose in others (tight over my butt/tops of my thighs and loose everywhere else including behind my thighs and the crotch area) so I usually just end up wearing them like high waisted shorts, not folded over. They're good if you just need some bottoms to wear around the house, but I am not pleased with these at all.