It runs a little small, but that's kind of offset by the elastic that's sewn into the waist, it ends up kind of form-fitting on top but not in a constraining way? Does that even make sense? I would just get whatever your normal size is.

Ugh I have been in that position before, surprise: it sucks! But you're right, it really does come down to the fact that shows have to keep innovating to keep themselves going, and everyone's ideal is different, yadda yadda yadda. My own flist is so overwhelmingly in favor of what Bones is now that it's easy to forget that people outside of my bubble don't feel that way.