Dickies 874 work pants sizes don't match your waist at all.
350217
Usually pants and jeans with 33x30 size fits me but these work pants made it feel like I was wearing 31x30. It did not fit me at all. So if any of you consider ordering a pair, try your size at your local department store (theyre usually more pricier there than here and sometimes your preferred size isn't available too) and decide if your waist size matches with Dickies work pants waist size before purchasing it here.
2758220
The "short length" for a 32 waist was a 32 inch inseam (or at least that's what they sent and the way it's labeled).  Waist also seems a bit roomy for a 32.  I will be returning these pants. Would have needed the inseam to be 30 at most in order to keep them.  Otherwise, the cargo pockets are small and flimsy: the only actual closure on the cargo pockets is ONE tiny piece of Velcro.  These pants don't fit and overall aren't what I was looking for.
424947
The fit is not good.  If these pants fit you, you would have to be deformed.  I'm average size 5'11", 160 lbs., with a 31 inch waist.  I am tall, slim and fit by any standard.  The problem with these fleece pants is that Fruit Of The Loom assumes that everyone is skinny as a rail, and tall as tree.  They are too tight in the hips, with no room to move, yet they are so long you end up stepping on them.  And from what I have read in the reviews of other such pants by other companies, everyone else has the same complaint.  I can't imagine anyone that would have a build that these pants would fit properly.
2685857
I've been wearing dickies for over 20 years and this is the first time the size on the tag definitely doesn't match the actual size of the pants. They are at least 2 sizes too small. Unfortunately having worn them for so long I am confident in their sizing so the first thing I did was remove tags and wash them. Ah well maybe the Salvation Army can use them. Be wary of these!
354607
Waist was okay. From the thighs down to the calves the trousers were much, much too big. I cannot imagine wearing these in a work environment because they would like get caught on something and cause an accident. I will be returning these.
724382
Nice quality but the fit for the waist is off. I ordered a 33 and it fit like a 29...couldnt even button them. And I'm normally like a 32 in most brands like Levis, gap, bg (from urban outfitters) and true religion(which fits smaller then normal themselves)
2156522
These pants are not a 56 inch waist.  I measured them at just under 49 inches.  These don't fit me.  And then inseam is wrong too.  They outright lied about the sizes to make a sale.  Even the leg holes are too tight.  I guess these pants are no good for anyone that has a bigger waist and frame.  Buyer beware
3273510
The dickies original 874 do not fit the same way as my dickies double knee ones do. I ordered the 874 because they do not have my waist or length even closely anymore on Amazon in the double knee so I figured I would try the 874, order the waist 2 sizes up, the shortest length Amazon had  in stock and hem them the rest myself. I have the Amazon store card and I needed a few new ones for my new job, they didn't like the bottoms frayed and not neat and clean so I ordered up these 874. My reasons I didn't like the 874 were: i don't like the clasp, it feels cheap n easy to bend, I didn't like how they sat on my waist, the pockets felt smaller then even my new double knee pants, I like the cell phone pocket I have the iPhone 6s with otterbox on it and the phone stays in my pocket as long as I don't put my butt to the ground while on my feet ( have a standing up job), and these were alittle tighter at my thighs.

I have had the double knee ones 5 pairs now down to 4 in good work attire minus the bottoms being frayed since 2005 ( last pair is a mess around pair still wearable). Don't get me wrong they are stiff as hell for quite some time after wears n washings, the 874's I got from Amazon had the same feel to them new as my new double knee does. Takes at least 10 wears/washings to start a good break in. The stitch work at the seams is the same quality as its been for me for over 10 years now on both types.

Like all dickies order at least one to two full sizes up the normal jeans/ work pants. Now if your dickies you have are extremely old before you buy a new pair I'd say go to anywhere that sells the exact style you want and try on a few sizes, find your waist size and then order em here. Dickies sizing has gotten alittle worse over the years and a little more unpredictable. Most places don't sell the bigger waist with short leg length in above size 36 waist in stock.  So if you at least get your waist size from a new pair of dickies and you know your length you'll be fine (length for me has always been true to its size).

I washed my double knee every week, I was a mechanic and a cook for all my years of wearing them so they got dirty. Never got a hole, cut or button pop off, I would say based on having the 874 in my hand and feeling them they would be the same. being a female and woman's work pants back then were thin, light weight cheap products I loved my men's dickies, now they have women's ones out there that are okay but not the same as the men's. Lucky for me a local store did an exchange for me n I just paid the difference in price and got the pants I like better.
1375268
I purchased these pants along with a tan pair in a size 10 husky originally. A size 10 husky has a 28 inch waist. The tan pair fit, although not perfectly. The blue pair were very small. I purchased a second pair in a size 12 husky which is supposed to have a 29 1/2 waist. When I received that pair it was labeled as a 12H and this pair was a 27 inch waist. Obviously a quality control problem. These items run small and do not have the extra room husky items are supposed to have. I based my purchase on amazon's size chart.
165790
Pants labeled as 33x32 as order , pant actual size 32x36. Someone needs to learn how to use measuring tape or needs glasses . What ever happened to quality control . Buyer be were !!
558616
These seemed great when I opened them! Nice, durable material, well known manufacturer of great quality goods. What could go wrong? I've been a 30/30 since 1989. If anything, I've become smaller. With that said; It seems the proportions of these pants are WAY off. These pants fit like jeans in the eighties! The waist fit great. The length was good. But the seat, crotch and thigh were so tight I looked like Cheryl Tiegs!!!
  If I went up to a 32, the waist would be way to big. The only thing I can assume is these were irregular. But instead of trying another pair I just bought the Dickies Loose Fit Double Knee and they fit great!
  I won't buy these again. And I won't recommend them to any people that I know that aren't anorexic!
1327646
I've been a 38x32 for 20 years (OK, a few healthy dips to 36x32), and these pants aren't even close! I put them up against several of my other pants, even different brands - at least 2 1/2" too long. They might have been 38x34 and just mis-marked, but they don't give you the option to swap, just return, so off they went. I don't expect to pay $25 to have a $39 pair of pants altered - not when I order my correct size...
3122502
I wear a 34x34 pants (US) and these pants advertise a 56"x42" size. The pair I received were definitely not as advertised. I tried the pair on and I had less than 1" left over around the waist and the length stopped just past my knees. Also, further reading of other reviews indicates this company has extreme issues with consistent sizing.  Some people say they had the same issue I did while others report them as being far too large. They appear to be well constructed and the color was exactly what I expected. I may order another pair just to see if the second pair would be on the larger size but I am still undecided.
2992034
I don't know what's going on with Dickies! I have not gotten fat and have always purchased 30x30. Bought two pair from Walmart and I couldn't even clasp them! Bought this 31x30 and it's not much better!
2164508
These are grossly miss sized. 34 inch waist is more like a 28 inch.
3695231
I am a 36 and these pants were more like a 34.  Not even close.  Returning them today.  Additionally, when Dickie's says 'work', they mean 'work'.  These pants are more geared towards some form of maintenance job and not like the picture displayed of someone needing black pants for work.
3187985
The size charts for these pants was in no way accurate. too big!