i wear 32 in most of all pants, could have gotten 30s. the flex give you more room, not disappointed, looks good feels good.I have not measured it yet but it looks the same as described. As soon as I try it I will upload another reviewFit is great. Stretch is comfortable. I will continue to order these jeans.I probably would've went with a size smaller on the waste.The jeans were a perfect fit at a reasonable price!ADDITION (original review further down):I've owned multiple high-end brand jeans, some that cost as much as $400 but they don't compare to how much I enjoy these Volcom Vorta. I'm about to order my 6th pair. My favorite wash is the "Rinser". As with any other jeans though, they fade with wear n wash. That's the reason I'm ordering my 3rd pair of Rinser now, because the ones I bought two years ago are not as dark as they used to be. I'm not looking back though. These are definitely my favs! And don't worry too much about shrinking....they do stretch back when wearing.MY ORIGINAL REVIEW:I'm basing the 5 star review on the jeans and not the merchant. My first pair of Volcom Vorta I bought at a local Volcom store. They are fabulous!! They are super comfy and great looking! If they fit great, just make sure not to put them in the dryer. They do shrink....although can be stretched out with use.Anyway, if you are ordering from here on Amazon. Make sure damn well that you get the right size. I got the wrong size 3 shipments in a row....even though they had someone from inventory manually pick the last one out for me. Imagine that!!That said, I'm giving it a shot to order again....this time in a different wash. Wish me luck!I normally wear a 34 waist and order 34 length to allow for 1-2" shrinkage. At 34" waist, the easiest was too loose but legs fit nicely. At 32" waist, legs were too tight/snugging. I returned both. If you like a very loose waist, or you like skin tight legs these would work. I'm. 6' 175 medium build.Tried a pair of volcoms on in store a few years ago and they stayed there. These jeans are not those. The fit is great. They are similar to 510s or 512s from Levi's. Slightly more room from calf to ankle. The color (black) is dark and seems to be staying that way. The material is atleast as thick as Levi's and feels premium and nice. I'd never wear them to work but for anything else they look and feel great.I was railroaded by an enthusiastic salesman to buying the first pair as a gift for my husband...best pair I ever had announced the latter. We moved and unable to buy them locally, I tried these on Amazon and, yep, perfect. They fit brilliantly, nice slim shape, not baggy or too skinny, just perfect. Will be buying some more.I bought a pair of these 4 years ago and love them, finally managed to find them again so snapped them up, they fit really nice and are super comfyThey're just jeans! A bit tight in the leg for me (I don't like tight leg) but okay.It's a pity nowhere really makes very high quality jeans these days as well, there's already a few threads coming out after only a few weeks / months. I've got jeans from 2007 which are still fine to this day.Well made and a great fitExcellent jeans, great fit, nice detailing.