Abstract: In some embodiments, a bodysuit includes an outer shell with front and rear panel and a first inner lining with front and rear panels. Each of the front and rear panels of the first inner lining extends from above a waistline of the bodysuit to a seam at a respective side of a crotch region. The bodysuit may include a second inner lining attached to the front and rear panels of the first inner lining at first and second seams, the first and second seams located at first and second sides of the crotch region. The bodysuit also may include a third inner lining positioned on top of and attached to the second inner lining. Attachment of the first inner lining to the second inner lining and the second inner lining to the third inner lining may be accomplished via inner seams not visible on an exterior of the bodysuit.

Abstract: An article of clothing is provided that includes a waistband having at least one layer and configured to be positioned near a natural waist of the wearer, and a gusset positioned in a pubic area of the article of clothing and having a curved portion in a posterior portion of the gusset. A back rise seam is positioned on a posterior side of the article of clothing and extends between the waistband and the curved portion of the gusset. The position and size of the waistband and the gusset allows for a short length for the back rise seam and provides an upward lift to the article of clothing to position the article of clothing properly in relation to a body of the wearer.