These pants run small. I usually wear a small in pants/capris by Prana, but these hit right at my hips and tend to give me a nice "muffin top", but I just fold the waist band over and this is not a problem. The waist band is basically two inches wide and has an internal elastic band that is about a half inch wide positioned near the very top of said waistband. So if you tend to have any padding on the top of the buttocks/lower back, this tiny band is gonna press into that area and give you the muffin top effect. I would suggest that you contact Prana's customer service, and get a rep to measure the size garment (in your case a medium if you are US size 8) at the waist and rise. Take your own measurements or find a pair of yoga pants with a fit that you like and take the measurements from those pants and compare them with the measurements from those of the closest sized prana divine capris. These pants are also low rise so you won't get much coverage of the abdomen and if you have fuller thighs (i.e. pear-shaped), you may end up over advertising your pubic bone. I personally really don't like these pants myself cause I think that the sizing is weird and they are more for women with slim hips.