To answer my own question. These are definitely true to size. My cousin was in Tokyo last week so I asked her to grab me a 30, I assumed the 10oz denim would stretch. It did stretch but still very tight since I gained a little weight, so I’m closer to a 32 right now. I’m really liking this pair though, and I’ll see if I can drop a little weight to really enjoy them. Here are some bad pics and forgive the DIRTY shoes, they’re just so comfy