I ordered 2 sizes larger than my waist measurement as is normally recommended. The first order of this belt was lost in shipping (first time had happened to me) so Revain sent another one overnight free of charge. The new one arrived apparently in the wrong packaging as it didn't quite fit my waist. Looks like I got 32 instead of 36. Oops. When I was preparing the belt for return another size 36 arrived and it was the real 36. It fit perfectly. The style was lovely and the leather was soft and supple. You could probably give it 5 stars, but I don't usually give 5 stars for anything unless it's something I just can't stop talking about. It only holds up my pants, so I'm pretty low on the thrill scale.