FOLDOVER LOWER ABDOMINAL SHAPING GARMENT
A lower body garment for shaping an abdominal area of a wearer and methods of making the same.
1 . A lower body garment for shaping a waist area of a wearer, comprising:
a torso region and a leg region;
a torso-shaping element having a waistline extending in at least a partial loop around the torso region; and
an outer layer attached to an inner portion of the waistline and extending up and folding over the waistline of the torso-shaping element to form a folded edge;
wherein the outer layer extends downwards from the folded edge to the leg region and over the torso-shaping element.
2 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the torso-shaping element extends in a closed loop around the torso region.
3 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the torso-shaping element is formed from a continuous piece of fabric.
4 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the torso-shaping element is coupled to the outer layer.
5 . The lower body garment of claim 4 , wherein the outer surface of the torso-shaping element is seamlessly coupled to the outer layer.
6 . The lower body garment of claim 5 , wherein the outer surface of the torso-shaping element is bonded to the outer layer.
7 . The lower body garment of claim 6 , wherein the outer surface of the torso-shaping element is bonded to the outer layer across an entire area of the outer surface of the torso-shaping element.
8 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the torso-shaping element is not coupled to the outer layer.
9 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is formed as pants or shorts and comprises a left leg portion, a right leg portion, and a crotch area.
10 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is formed as a skirt.
11 . The lower body garment of claim 10 , wherein the torso-shaping element is formed as a short disposed underneath the skirt.
12 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is seamlessly coupled to the inner portion of the waistline.
13 . The lower body garment of claim 12 , wherein the outer layer is bonded to the inner portion of the waistline.
14 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , further comprising left and right side seams coupling the torso-shaping element to the outer layer.
15 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer further comprises at least two front vertical seams and/or at least two rear vertical seams; and
wherein the front vertical seams and/or the rear vertical seams extend from the folded edge to a bottom edge of the outer layer.
16 . The lower body garment of claim 1 , further comprising an additional shaping panel disposed on an inner surface of the torso-shaping element and extending in at least a partial loop around the torso region.
17 . The lower body garment of claim 16 , wherein the additional shaping panel extends in a closed loop around the torso region.
18 . The lower body garment of claim 16 , wherein the additional shaping panel is seamlessly coupled to the inner surface of the torso-shaping element.
19 . The lower body garment of claim 18 , wherein the additional shaping panel is bonded to the inner surface of the torso-shaping element.
20 . The lower body garment of claim 19 , wherein the additional shaping panel is bonded to the inner surface of the torso-shaping element across an entire area of the additional shaping panel.