The product is nice and I sure wish that they made them in my size - I wear a 1X - normally in slacks.  I ordered the 3X because someone else said to order a size up.  I went as large as they come.  The waist band does not stretch much, barely at all and the structure is very rigid in that area.  There wasn't much give at all. I could see immediately that the waist band wouldn't have allowed me to pull these up past my knees..  It's a shame that they have their sizing all wrong, because the material and the shorts are attractive and look like they would be comfortable.  Wish they had them in true sizes.  Definitely order two sizes up, if you even consider ordering.  The package said "3X - 10"....  Very confusing.  They could have been a size 10, even being clearly marked with "3 X."  They were certainly closer to an American size 10 than a 3X!