Inseam - Measure your inseam first, this is the length of your leg from the inside from your crotch to where your foot starts. Waist - The waist measurement is taken from the smallest part of your waist, under your ribcage, or where you bend ( bending to the side). Lower waist measurement is where the waistband of the jeans sit - this is not a common measurement when shopping for jeans. Hips- Stand with your feet together take the tape measure around your bottom and measure the fullest part of your hips at the top of your legs, approx 9 inches lower than your waistline. Rise - Front rise measurement - with your jeans on take the tape measure from the crotch seam up to the top of the waistband. The leg opening - This is the measurement that will tell you how wide the opening of the leg of your new jeans will be. Measure the circumference of the bottom of the hem. Check out the measuring guide for visual guidance.