The North Face Women's Aphrodite Shorts

I've purchased 3 pairs of these shorts over the past 6 years, and they are my go-to for hiking and backpacking. I am 5'7" 130 lbs, rectangle body shape, and wear a size small for a slightly loose fit. The waistband is a fairly soft, stretchy fabric and is good for wearing with a backpack hip-belt (no buttons/snaps/belt loops to rub). During thru-hikes and long days of wearing a backpack, the ribbed texture of the waistband does rub a little uncomfortably on my hip bones (easily solved with a bit of Leukotape). The water-repellent shorts fabric is very lightweight, breathes well, and packs down well. 4-star rating accounts for sizing inconsistencies between years and colors. This seems to be a problem with many companies that manufacturing products in multiple locations, as may be the case with North Face. Otherwise, I LOVE these shorts!

I bought these shorts in the past and loved them so much I wanted more. The new ones I bought felt tighter in the waist band, but then stretched out comfortably.

So cuteee the only thing I'd say is make then a tad longer because they tend to slide up

I have been buying these shorts for at least 10 years. They are nice and lightweight for the summer. Unfortunately, it appears they have been revamped from the older styles and the inseam is slightly shorter, but the sizing in significantly off. I have both Medium (which are just too baggy) and Small (perfect fit) of the old style so I ordered the Small in 3 different colors. When they arrived, I tried them on and they were VERY snug. I put them up to the old Small I had and there was at least 1/2" - 3/4" difference. It would be helpful to loyal customers to make mention in the description that there was a slight design change that may affect the consistency of the sizing to older styles. I'm pretty much stuck with these 3 but next time I will go on line and chat with their customer service to get a more accurate measurement before buying.

As a petite woman (size 2), I am consistently pleased to find that a Northface XS always fits perfect. Unfortunately, these shorts run small. They fit tighter and are shorter in rise than shown on the model. I'd size up.

I own 5 pair from previous years. I ordered more this year & had to return them. The sizing changed. A medium now fits like a small. They took out the slit on the side & changed zippers. Worse quality

I love the other 2 pairs of these shorts I bought last year. I purchased the same size medium only much to my dismay that the manufacturer changed the sizing now making the medium more like a small. I measured the waist against each other finding the new pair a full inch and a half in smaller.

When I first got the shorts I only wore them to walk around an amusement park and they were fine. Although when I wore them to go hiking I had a backpack on and my backpack rubes the shorts and they started piling.