Circumference measured at the smallest part of the waist.
Circumference measured at the fullest part of the hips
(or 8" down from the waist).
Measured from the top of inside the leg down to the bottom of the size measurements above.
Unfortunately I read the size chart as body measurements, and took a size smaller than I should have. The size charts measurements are taken of the shorts themselves. they are so cute though, wish they worked, my size is sold out