Well all the advice on line said to order a belt size 2 inches longer than you waist size. Well I did that and now I have 4 inches of belt more than what I needed. I wear 32 inch waist pants. So I ordered 34 inch belt sizes. Every one of the 5 belts I received is really longer than I wanted. They are nice belts, But I think that I should not have taken the 2 inch longer advice.