I am not new to this brand so these fit as expected, I go between 26 and 28 in their jeans and these 27 shorts are perfect.  Black is nice because it hides dirt.  I really like how they don't gape in the back of the waist, they fit my sway back, which is the whole reason I am fond of this brand in the first place.  These shorts have a lot of stretch which is really comfortable, and the material feels light weight which will be nice for summer.  When you first pull these out of the package they appear shorter but when I first put them on they weren't that scary short.  It is also nice that the frayed hem has a line of stitching to hold the fraying in place so it doesn't fray more.  I wouldn't pay $139 like the price tag says, but Amazon's price of $80 some bucks is somewhat more doable, high price is the only reason for these not getting five stars.