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Apparel adapted to cover the lower portion of the human torso includes a contoured waistband portion having opposed sides which extend adjacent to or slightly above the upper edges of the hip bones and extend generally across the lower back and the lower front abdomen in a downwardly extending conve

Apparel adapted to cover the lower portion of the human torso includes a contoured waistband portion having opposed sides which extend adjacent to or slightly above the upper edges of the hip bones and extend generally across the lower back and the lower front abdomen in a downwardly extending converging V shape. The waistband portion is formed of a fabric having a high degree of stretch along stretch and recovery lines which converge in a downward direction toward the longitudinal vertical centerline of the torso. A form fitting undergarment including the waistband configuration is formed of a knit or woven fabric stretchable and recoverable along the same general direction as the recovery forces exerted on the waistband and includes improved leg opening and crotch panel construction for comfort and ease of movement.

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A garment constructed to cover at least a lower portion of the human torso, said garment including means forming a waistband having opposed side portions extending in an upward curvature over the wearer\s iliums when worn and generally downwardly across the wearer\s lower front abdominal wall to a g

A garment constructed to cover at least a lower portion of the human torso, said garment including means forming a waistband having opposed side portions extending in an upward curvature over the wearer\s iliums when worn and generally downwardly across the wearer\s lower front abdominal wall to a generally central depression situated below the wearer\s waistline, and said opposed side portions also extending generally downwardly across the wearer\s back toward a generally central depression situated below the wearer\s waistline and above the coccyx, said opposed side portions being secured to each other at said central depressions, respectively, and said side portions being formed so as to have at least a first layer of woven fabric wherein the warp and fill threads are directed so as to intersect opposed converging lines of force exerted by said waistband which extend from the top edges of respective ones of the wearer\s iliums generally downwardly at an acute angle and converging toward the longitudinal vertical centerline of said torso at said respective central depressions, said means forming said waistband being adapted to exert stretch and recovery forces along said converging lines whereby said garment is retained on said torso in supportive relationship thereto by said forces acting solely along said converging lines on said waistband.