I'm about a 29 waist (I wear street pants size 28/29 or size 8 usually), and based on similar Stoic products it sounds like I should size up to the Large. Any recommendations on Medium or Large? I have a pair of Oakley ski pants (last year's model) size medium and they're HUGE, looking to replace.

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Well I am a 27" waist and 34" hips and I got the medium. They fit absolutely perfectly. They are cut really feminine...if I had gone to a size small it would look like I was wearing spandex and I wouldn't even be able to fit my underarmour under them. Depending on what you are looking for I think that a medium or large would be great for you. They have the adjustment tabs on the side too to dial in the fit. The medium sits perfectly just on my hipbone and i can tighten it to sit higher on my waist if I want. Hope that helps.

I'm a 28" waist and ordered them in medium. It seemed pretty baggy so I ordered the small to see if it was any better. While it'd be nice if they had smaller sizing increments (ie sz 2,4 6, 8 etc) I've ended up going with the small. I recommend ordering 2 sizes if you're unsure.