Garments with adjustable waists

Abstract

An adjustable waist permanently affixed to various articles of clothing including but not limited to jeans, slacks and skirts. The waist incorporates use of heavy duty elastic and hook and loop fasteners to achieve an adjustable fit. The waist consists of two panels referred to as the front and rear panels. The distal ends of the rear panel, referred to as distal tabs, are affixed with hook material while the front panel is affixed with the corresponding loop material. The distal tabs of the back panel affixed with hook material connect to the loop material affixed to the front panel at relative different positions for an adjustable fit. The adjustable waist will also provide support of the abdominal area for the wearer of the garment.

1 . A garment with an adjustable waist comprising: two distinct panels referred to as the front and rear panels made of heavy duty elastic encased in stretchy, moisture absorbing fabric; the front and back panels being held together by gussets made of stretchy material such as spandex located at the hip area; the lower lateral edge of the front and rear panels being sewn permanently into the front and rear sections of the garment respectively; the lower lateral edge of the front panel being curved and sewn into the garment from hip to hip in the front portion of the garment, dipping below the abdominal area; the lower lateral edge of back panel being sewn into the garment on the back portion of the garment at hip height except for the distal ends of the back panel, referred to as distal tabs, which are free for manipulation; the surface of the distal tabs of the rear panel closest to the body of the wearer of the garment when the adjustable waistband is in a fastened position being affixed with strips of hook material such as Velcro®; the surface of the front panel facing away from the body of the wearer of the garment being covered entirely in the loop material such as Velcro®; and the distal tabs, by means of the strips of loop material affixed to the tabs, fasten to the hook material covering the front panel at relative different positions for an adjustable fit and providing the abdominal area support.