I first ordered these pants in a size 4. The waist fit okay, but the legs were extremely tight in the thigh. I returned them for a size 6 thinking that I would need to go up two sizes. The six ended up being way too big in the waist. So I returned them again, this time for a size 5. The five fits well in the legs, but the waist is still a little big. I guess in a perfect world I would get a size 4 waist with a size 5 leg cut. But, aside from being a little loose in the waist, I like the pants.