I ordered two pairs of men's cargo pants (I'm female but I've found that women's garments are too restrictive in the waist) and two pairs of these shorts. I ordered them all in size 36. The 36 pants fit (although one of them was not hemmed, per the order and I had to take them to a tailor) but the size 36 shorts were at least a full size larger than the pants, even though all tags showed 36. So I ordered four pieces and had to spend $70 to alter three of them.