I tried these in 32, then 30 and 29 .... all too big. These 28's are about right. The waist is actually a lot more than 28-in., which is why they fit, but I'm happy with them ... bought two other colors. Was glad to be able to have free returns on the other sizes that were too big. I had a lot of challenges getting these in mens' sizes that fit, so I decided to give these a try.