Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for attaching a prosthetic limb to a user's lower torso includes a socket shaped to receive therein a leg amputation site of the user. The system also includes a flexible garment assembly configured to be worn around the user's waist. The system additionally includes an anchor coupled to the flexible garment assembly at a plurality of attachment points, the anchor having a higher rigidity than the flexible garment assembly. The system additionally includes a first strap secured to the anchor and configured to selectively couple the socket to the flexible garment assembly via the anchor wherein the anchor is configured to transfer to a distributed area of the flexible garment assembly a force applied to the anchor by the socket.