I'm a pastry chef and needed some lighter weight pants for summertime. These provide reasonable protection from the heat of the range/oven.. They aren't a particularly flammable fabric and they breathe really well. I love not having elastic, but don't love not having back pockets. I am a size 10 in pants and the large is HUGE on me, (im 5'8" 140#) but  they are so comfy I don't mind. I hate dealing with returns. I'll buy more pairs when i need them, but in medium. Steel grey, eggplant, and black all have held up well after several washings. They did not shrink or fade at all, even in the dryer.