Foldover lower abdominal shaping garment

Abstract

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 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.