Stand directly in front of the mirror, put his feet so that they touch each other. Pay attention to the place where there will be the most protruding part of the buttocks, for this line and passing the measuring tape.
Place the tape on the thighs parallel to the floor. Note that it should go smoothly, it does not pull it and do not relax, because it affects the result, and hence the size of your clothes. Fix the result.
If you can not determine the maximum height of the point of your hips, measure the circumference of the buttocks in different places and select the largest by volume centimeters.
If you need to measure the volume of the thighs on top, put your foot on the high rise (for example, a chair) so that when bent knees formed an angle of about 90 degrees. This is to ensure that the pants that you buy, you were not too tight and not split along the seam. Relax your leg so that the muscles were at rest, then at the widest part of your hips (at a distance of five to seven inches from groin) Put the measuring tape. Not contracted it too much. Fix the result.
If the stomach is part of hips (when the fullness), then retract it too much, otherwise the pants you bought will reap, and this gives considerable discomfort. Before measuring the inhale and exhale. Only then measure the hips.