FOLDOVER LOWER ABDOMINAL SHAPING GARMENT

1 . A lower body garment for shaping an abdominal area of a wearer, comprising:

an anterior portion comprising an abdominal region and an anterior leg region; and

a posterior portion comprising a buttocks region and a posterior leg region;

wherein the anterior portion comprises a two-layer portion having a folded edge;

wherein the abdominal region includes a front folded edge defined at least partially by a front continuous portion folded over at a waistline of the wearer to create a front two-layer portion; and

wherein both layers of the front two-layer portion are seamlessly coupled together.

2 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the anterior portion and the posterior portion are formed continuously from a same piece of fabric.

3 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein both layers of the front two-layer portion are bonded together.

4 . The lower body garment of claim 3 , wherein both layers of the front two-layer portion are bonded together across an entire area of the front two-layer portion.

5 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the front two-layer portion extends across the abdominal region between a left side seam and a right side seam and covers the abdominal area of the wearer from the front folded edge to below a navel of the wearer.

6 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the anterior leg region and the posterior leg region are formed together as a skirt.

7 . The lower body garment of claim 6 , wherein the front continuous portion is a front upper portion of the skirt; and

wherein the front continuous portion is seamlessly coupled to a front inner surface of a short disposed underneath the skirt, thereby securing the short to the skirt.

8 . The lower body garment of claim 7 , wherein the short further comprises a crotch area; and

wherein the front two-layer portion covers the abdominal area of the wearer from the front folded edge to the crotch area.

9 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the anterior leg region and the posterior leg region are formed together as pants or shorts.

10 . The lower body garment of claim 9 , wherein the front continuous portion is an upper portion of the anterior portion; and

wherein the front continuous portion is seamlessly coupled to a front inner surface of the abdominal region.

11 . The lower body garment of claim 9 , further comprising:

a crotch area disposed between the anterior portion and the posterior portion;

a left leg portion; and

a right leg portion;

wherein the left leg portion and the right leg portion extend inferiorly from the crotch area; and

wherein the front two-layer portion covers the abdominal area of the wearer from the front folded edge to the crotch area.

12 . The lower body garment of claim 11 , wherein each of the left leg portion and the right leg portion further include an inseam;

wherein a proximal end of each inseam begins at the crotch area;

wherein a distal end of each inseam extends laterally towards a shin of the wearer and ends at a bottom edge of each of the left leg portion and the right leg portion; and

wherein the distal end of each inseam is at least partially split from the bottom edge of each of the left leg portion and the right leg portion.

13 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the buttocks region includes a rear folded edge defined at least partially by a rear continuous portion folded over at a waistline of the wearer to create a rear two-layer portion.

14 . The lower body garment of claim 13 , wherein both layers of the rear two-layer portion are bonded together.

15 . The lower body garment of claim 14 , wherein both layers of the rear two-layer portion are bonded together across an entire area of the rear two-layer portion.

16 . The lower body garment of claim 13 , wherein the rear two-layer portion extends across the buttocks region between a left side seam and a right side seam and covers a lower back area of the wearer from the rear folded edge to above a buttocks of the wearer.

17 . The lower body garment of claim 13 , further comprising a crotch area disposed between the anterior portion and the posterior portion;

wherein the rear two-layer portion covers a lower back and buttocks area of the wearer from the rear folded edge to the crotch area.

18 . The lower body garment of claim 13 , wherein the anterior leg region and the posterior leg region are formed together as a skirt;

wherein the rear continuous portion is a rear upper portion of the skirt; and

wherein the rear continuous portion is seamlessly coupled to a rear inner surface of a short disposed underneath the skirt, thereby securing the short to the skirt.

19 . The lower body garment of claim 18 , wherein the short further comprises a crotch area; and

wherein the rear two-layer portion covers a lower back and buttocks area of the wearer from the rear folded edge to the crotch area of the short.

20 . The lower body garment of claim 13 , wherein the front two-layer portion and the rear two-layer portion are formed continuously from a same piece of fabric.