I’m an 18 according to size charts but usually go for a 20 for comfort.
I’ve now ordered seven pairs of cotton cycle style anti chafing shorts , new look size 22 fits so I ordered size 24 and 26 because I bloat up in the heat and hate tight waistbands.
The 24 and 26 from new look are exactly the same waist size as the 22 😡 but 2 inches longer in the leg so touching my knees.
I ordered size 26 from cotton traders and they are unwearable, tiny cut you in half waist, badly cut so they are down at the back and like bump cover maternity wear at the front 😳 and awful scratchy cotton.
I’m waiting on some from curve wow so we’ll see how they fit.
I must have spent £30 on p+p alone.
The only ones that fit in the way I want ( loose, wide waistband I can roll down to hips and loose around the leg ) are ones from Next in a 26 but they aren’t cotton and are quite thick material so I can wear them as shorts but not under a lightweight dress.