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A functional clothing article may include a body for receiving and supporting a hip region, and a waist region of a user. An abdominal support unit may be provided at a front portion of the body to support the abdominal region. The abdominal support unit may have at least a first abdominal support p

A functional clothing article may include a body for receiving and supporting a hip region, and a waist region of a user. An abdominal support unit may be provided at a front portion of the body to support the abdominal region. The abdominal support unit may have at least a first abdominal support plate positioned between at least two second abdominal support plates. The elasticity of the at least two second abdominal support plates may be less than the at least one first abdominal support plate. A waist support may be attachable the functional clothing article. The waist support may surround a portion of the user's waist.

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1. A functional clothing article comprising: a body for receiving and supporting a hip region and a waist region of a user;an abdominal support unit provided at a front portion of the body and supporting the abdominal region of the user, the abdominal support unit having at least a first elastic abd

1. A functional clothing article comprising: a body for receiving and supporting a hip region and a waist region of a user;an abdominal support unit provided at a front portion of the body and supporting the abdominal region of the user, the abdominal support unit having at least a first elastic abdominal support panel positioned between at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, an elasticity of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels being less than an elasticity of the first elastic abdominal support panel; whereinthe first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are positioned laterally about the waist region of the user, andthe at least two second elastic abdominal support panels further include loop units. 2. The functional clothing article of claim 1, wherein the abdominal support unit has a lower portion to support a lower portion of the user's abdominal region. 3. The functional clothing article of claim 1, wherein the abdominal support unit supports an upper portion of the abdominal region, and a lower portion of the body has a cavity section for receiving genitals of the user. 4. The function clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are comprised of sweat absorptive elastic fibers. 5. The functional clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are comprised of the same material. 6. The functional clothing article of claim 1, wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are comprised of different material. 7. The functional clothing article of claim 1, further comprising: a crotch portion stitched to the front portion and a rear portion of the body creating two leg holes for receiving the legs of the user; and wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel extends from a top of the front portion of the body to the crotch portion of the body. 8. The functional clothing article of claim 1, wherein a vertical length of the first elastic abdominal support panel is less than the vertical length of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels. 9. The functional clothing article of claim 1, further comprising: a waist support having hook units at opposite ends for attaching to the loop units of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels. 10. The functional clothing article of claim 8, wherein when the waist support is attached, the waist support substantially surrounds the waist region of the user. 11. The functional clothing article of claim 9, wherein when attached the opposite ends of the waist support are non-overlapping. 12. A functional clothing article comprising: a body for receiving and supporting a hip region and a waist region of a user;an abdominal support unit provided at a front portion of the body and supporting the abdominal region of the user, the abdominal support unit having at least a first elastic abdominal support panel positioned between at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, an elasticity of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels being less than an elasticity of the first elastic abdominal support panel, wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are positioned laterally about the waist region of the user; anda waist support including, an inner portion including elastic bands and hook units, the hook units being arranged at opposing ends of the waist support, and the hook units being attachable to the functional clothing article such that the waist support surrounds a portion of the user's waist, andan outer portion covered by the first material, wherein the waist support is configured such that the hook units do not overlap when worn around the user's waist. 13. A functional clothing article comprising: a body for receiving and supporting a hip region, an abdominal region and a waist region of a user;an abdominal support unit provided at a front portion of the body and supporting the abdominal region of the user, the abdominal support unit having at least one first elastic abdominal support panel and at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels having loop units for receiving opposite ends of a waist support; wherein the at least one first elastic abdominal support panel is arranged between the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, andthe at least one first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are positioned laterally about the waist region of the user. 14. The functional clothing article of claim 13, wherein the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels and the at least one first elastic abdominal support panels are comprised of the same material. 15. The functional clothing article of claim 13, wherein the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels and the at least one first elastic abdominal support panels are comprised of different material. 16. The functional clothing article of claim 13, further comprising: a crotch portion stitched to the front portion and a rear portion of the body creating two leg holes for receiving the legs of the user; and wherein the at least one first elastic abdominal support panel extends from a top of the front portion of the body to the crotch portion of the body. 17. The functional clothing article of claim 13, wherein a vertical length of the at least one first elastic abdominal support panel is less than the vertical length of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels. 18. The functional clothing article of claim 13, further comprising: a waist support having hook units at opposite ends for attaching to the loop units of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels. 19. The functional clothing article of claim 17, wherein when the waist support is attached, the waist support surrounds a portion of the waist region of the user. 20. The functional clothing article of claim 16, wherein when attached the opposite ends of the waist support are non-overlapping. 21. A functional clothing article comprising: a body for receiving and supporting a hip region, an abdominal region and a waist region of a user;an abdominal support unit provided at a front portion of the body and supporting the abdominal region of the user, the abdominal support unit having at least one first elastic abdominal support panel and at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels having loop units for receiving opposite ends of a waist support, wherein the at least one first elastic abdominal support panel is arranged between the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels,the at least one first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are positioned laterally about the waist region of the user, andthe body is formed of a first material; anda waist support including, an inner portion including elastic bands and hook units, the hook units being arranged at opposing ends of the waist support, and the hook units being attachable to the functional clothing article such that the waist support surrounds a portion of the user's waist, andan outer portion covered by the first material, wherein the waist support is configured such that the hook units do not overlap when worn around the user's waist. 22. A waist support for attaching to a functional clothing article around the waist of a user, the functional clothing article having a body formed of a first material and an abdominal support unit including a first elastic abdominal support panel positioned between at least two second elastic abdominal support panels, wherein an elasticity of the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels is less than an elasticity of the first elastic abdominal support panel, and wherein the first elastic abdominal support panel and the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels are positioned laterally about the waist of the user, the waist support comprising: an inner portion including elastic bands and hook units, the hook units being arranged at opposing ends of the waist support, and the hook units being adapted to be secured to the at least two second elastic abdominal support panels such that the waist support surrounds a portion of the user's waist; andan outer portion covered by the first material; wherein when the waist support is attached, opposing ends of the waist support do not overlap to provide non-overlapping support.