I tried 12 pairs. Here are the ones that made the cut! I am normally a size 4 or size 6, which is typically a size 27! I am 5’3 and 145 pounds for reference. Shorts 1: size small. Super stretchy. Size down if between sizes. Shorts 2: size 27. Runs a little big, but I like them loose. Shorts 3: size 6, but I should have gotten a size 4. Shorts 4: size small Shorts 5: size 27 Shorts 6: size 27, but these have NO STRETCH, so order up a size if between!