Patent Publication Number: US-2021177068-A1

Title: Garment for suppressing genital bulge caused by a penis

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Whether for stylistic, personal, functional, or other reasons, garments for the lower part of a person&#39;s body, like pants, skirts, and leggings, are often configured to be form-fitting. Form-fitting garments offer little room in the crotch of a wearer, between the garment and the wearer&#39;s body, for external genitals including a penis and testicles. Accordingly, people with external genitals may display a genital bulge while wearing many garments. A visible genital bulge may be undesirable for many people. 
     SUMMARY 
     This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
     A person can reduce the appearance of a genital bulge caused by external genitals by securing the penis and/or testicles against their body. For example, to reduce the prominence of a genital bulge, some people tape their penis and testicles to their body. Another option for reducing the appearance of a genital bulge is for a person to wear a gaff, which is an undergarment for “tucking” the external genitals by arranging and restricting the movement of at least the penis in a position between legs of the person. 
     Conventional strategies for reducing the appearance of a genital bulge are unsatisfactory for many people. Tape can harm a wearer&#39;s skin and is inconvenient for the wearer to detach and reattach for urination. Existing gaffs do not tuck external genitals tightly enough against the body to reduce the appearance of a genital bulge to an acceptable level. Indeed, many gaff wearers use multiple gaffs in order to further reduce the appearance of a genital bulge. Additionally, conventional gaffs do not properly secure external genitals from movement, and wearers often must adjust their external genitals to a position of minimal genital bulge. More broadly, strategies for reducing the prominence of a genital bulge result in undesirable skin-to-skin contact between skin of a penis and another body part, often causing chafing and itching. 
     Several embodiments of the disclosed technology can comfortably suppress genital bulge by securing and compressing a penis between a person&#39;s legs in a direction of the person&#39;s rear end. Several embodiments of the disclosed technology can separate a penis and scrotum for reducing chafing between skin of the penis and the scrotum. Several embodiments of the disclosed technology can comprise an undergarment that can be dressed on and removed off a person quickly and easily without hurting the person or causing damage or irritation to the person&#39;s skin. Several embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a garment including an appendage compartment and a compression component. The garment can be configured such that when worn the compression component exerts a rearward force on a penis placed in the appendage compartment, forcing the penis in a direction of a rear end of the person and compressing the penis between the person&#39;s legs, thereby suppressing genital bulge. 
     A garment according to embodiments of the disclosure can be configured to comprise a torso opening and left and right leg openings. The garment can comprise an inner layer having a skin-facing side configured to contact, at least in part, skin of a person wearing the garment. In some embodiments, the garment can comprise an undergarment. 
     The garment is configured to comprise a compression component. In some embodiments, the compression component comprises a compression layer of the garment. In some embodiments, the compression layer can comprise a layer of compression material configured on a side opposite the skin-facing side of the inner layer of the garment. In some implementations, the compression layer is bonded and/or sewn in a seam at least partially around the torso opening. In some embodiments, the compression layer is configured continuously between the seam at a front of the garment and the seam at a back of a garment, through the left and right leg openings of garment. In some embodiments, the compression layer is configured surrounding the torso opening of the garment. In some embodiments, the compression layer comprises a stretch mesh fabric. For example, the compression layer can comprise nylon, modal, rayon, spandex, rubber, cotton, polyester, bamboo, hemp, recycled fibers, or elastane 
     The garment can comprise an appendage compartment opening on the skin-facing side of the inner layer. In some embodiments, the appendage compartment comprises an appendage sleeve. In some embodiments, the appendage compartment is defined at least in part by the appendage sleeve and the inner layer of the garment. In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve can be configured on the skin-facing side of the inner layer of the garment, at least in part between the first and second leg openings of the garment. In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve can comprise a layer of material patterned to have a rectangular shape that is attached by an attachment mechanism along its opposing longer sides to the inner layer of the garment. For example, the appendage sleeve can comprise a fabric piece sewn and/or bonded along opposing sides at seams defining the left and right leg openings of the garment. 
     The appendage compartment can comprise the appendage compartment opening that provides access to an internal volume of the appendage compartment. In some embodiments, the garment can be configured to include the appendage compartment opening at a location of the garment that meets a base of a person&#39;s penis when the garment is worn. For example, in some embodiments, the appendage compartment opening can be configured on a front side of the garment at a location between the left and right leg openings of the garment. 
     A benefit according to several embodiments is that a penis can be secured and compressed, reducing an appearance of genital bulge. Another benefit according to several embodiments of the disclosure is that a penis can be separated from a person&#39;s body such that skin of the penis is prevented from touching other skin, including the scrotum, thereby reducing or eliminating chaffing associated with the penis while secured. Another benefit according to several embodiments is that testicles can be secured and protected in a position that reduces an appearance of genital bulge. Another benefit according to several embodiments is that genital bulge can be reduced in a hygienic and comfortable manner. Another benefit according to several embodiments of an undergarment disclosed herein is that the undergarment can be both dressed on a person and removed from the person quickly, easily, and without causing discomfort. Another benefit according to several embodiments is that a penis and/or testicles can be secured so that a wearer can comfortably and confidently live without risk of accidental penis slippage and/or exposure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1A-B  are schematic perspective views of a garment for suppressing genital bulge in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIGS. 2A-B  are schematic perspective views of a garment for suppressing genital bulge showing a compression layer of the garment and an appendage compartment, respectively, in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIG. 2C  is a schematic perspective exploded view of a garment for suppressing genital bulge in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIGS. 3A-B  are schematic plan views of a garment for suppressing genital bulge, showing a top view and a bottom view, respectively, in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic side view showing person wearing a garment for suppressing genital bulge in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIGS. 5A-B  are schematic front and back plan views of a briefs undergarment, in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIGS. 6A-B  are schematic front and back plan views of a thong, in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
         FIGS. 7A-B  are schematic front and back plan views of biker shorts, in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Certain embodiments of apparatuses, systems, devices, components, modules, articles of clothing, and garments for suppressing genital bulge are described below. In the following description, specific details of components are included to provide a thorough understanding of certain embodiments of the disclosed technology. A person skilled in the relevant art will also understand that the technology can have additional embodiments. The technology can also be practiced without several of the details of the embodiments described below with reference to  FIGS. 1A-7B . 
     As used herein, the term “skin-facing side” refers to a side of a garment or a layer of the garment that faces inward toward a person wearing the garment. 
       FIGS. 1A-B  are schematic perspective views of a garment  100  configured to suppress genital bulge in accordance with embodiments of the disclosed technology.  FIG. 1A  shows the garment  100  from a front-left view, showing a front  101   a  and a left leg opening  110   b  of the garment in a foreground, and  FIG. 1B  shows the garment  100  from a back-right view, showing a back  101   b  of the garment  100  and right leg opening  110   a  in the foreground. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A , the garment  100  can be configured to comprise a band component  102 , a body component  104 , and an appendage sleeve  106 . The appendage sleeve  106  can be configured on a skin-facing side  113   a  of an inner layer  112  of material of the body component  104 . The garment  100  can comprise an appendage compartment (not shown) comprising a volume defined, at least in part, by the appendage sleeve  106  and the inner layer  112  of the body component  104 .  FIG. 1B  shows an appendage compartment opening  114  of the appendage compartment, configured on the inner layer  112  of the body component  104 . In some embodiments, the appendage compartment opening  114  is configured at a location on the inner layer  112  that meets a base of a penis of a person wearing the garment  100 . In some embodiments, the location on the inner layer  112  that meets the base of a penis is on the front  101   a  of the garment  100 . 
     The garment  100  includes a torso opening  108 , the right leg opening  110   a , and the left leg opening  110   b . The garment  100  can be configured to be worn by a person such that the front  101   a  of the undergarment  100  is on a face side of the person and the back  101   b  of the undergarment is on a rear end side of the person when a right leg of the person is inserted through the right leg opening  110   a , a left leg of the person is inserted through the left leg opening  110   b , and the garment  100  is pulled up to the person&#39;s waist, with a torso of the person inserted through the torso opening  108  and the band component  102  positioned between a penis of the person and the person&#39;s bellybutton. A penis of the person wearing the garment  100  can be inserted in the appendage compartment via the appendage compartment opening  114 , and directed toward the back  101   b  of the garment, between the left and right leg openings  110   a - b.    
     The garment  100  can be configured to fit tightly around a person&#39;s waist at the torso opening  108 . In some implementations, the garment  100  can be configured to include the band component  102  defining the torso opening  108 . In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 1A , the band component  102  can comprise a strip of material having a length that defines the torso opening  108 , sewn and/or bonded at its ends in a band seam  127  and to the body component  104  along the length of the strip of material, at a waist seam  120  around the torso opening  108 . 
     The band component  102  can be configured to restrict movement of the garment  100  relative to a torso of a person wearing the garment  100 . In some embodiments, the band component  102  can comprise an elastic waistband. For example, in some embodiments, the band component  102  can comprise a layer of knit elastic. Other suitable materials include nylon, modal, rayon, spandex, rubber, or elastane. In some embodiments, the band component  102  can comprise a material that is inelastic. For example, in some embodiments, the band component  102  can include a drawstring that is inelastic. Suitable materials for the band component comprising an inelastic material include cotton, polyester, bamboo, hemp, or recycled fibers. In some embodiments, the band component  102  can also comprise at least one layer of the body component  104 . For example, as discussed herein, the band component  102  can also comprise a compression layer of the body component  104 . As another example, the band component  102  can be configured to comprise the inner layer  112  and outer layer  116  of the body component  104 . 
     In some embodiments, the garment  100  can be configured to not include the band component  102 . For example, the torso opening  108  can be defined by a top edge of the body component  104 , such where the waist seam  120  is shown in  FIG. 1A . In some embodiments, the band component  102  can consist of the inner layer  112  and outer layer  116  sewn and/or bonded together. Similarly, in some embodiments, the band component  102  can consist of the inner layer  112 , outer layer  116 , and compression layer sewn and/or bonded together. 
     The body component  104  can comprise multiple layers of material cut according to a pattern and sewn and/or bonded together. As shown in  FIG. 1A , at least some of the multiple layers of material can be sewn and/or bonded together at waist seam  120 , right and left body side seams  115   a - b , and leg seams  107   a - b , which can be configured to define left and right leg openings  110   a - b , respectively. In some embodiments, at least one of the multiple layers of fabric from the body component  104  is sewn and/or bonded with the band component  102  via the band seam  127 . In some embodiments, the body component  104  can comprise more or fewer seams. The body component can be configured by being cut according to a pattern and sewn and/or bonded, defining the right leg opening  110   a , the left leg opening  110   b , and the torso opening  108 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A-B , the body component  104  comprises the inner layer  112  comprising the skin-facing side  113   a . The inner layer  112  can comprise any of various suitable materials. In some embodiments, the inner layer  112  can comprise a moisture-wicking fabric. For example, the inner layer  112  can comprise a performance stretch nylon fabric. In other embodiments, the inner layer  112  can comprise modal, rayon, spandex, rubber, cotton, polyester, bamboo, hemp, recycled fibers, or elastane. 
     In some embodiments, the body component  104  also comprises at least one outer layer  116 . The outer layer  116  can comprise any of various suitable materials. In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise a moisture-wicking fabric. For example, in some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise a performance stretch nylon. In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  is a superficial layer of the body component  104 . In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise briefs. In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise a thong. In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise form-fitting pants, such as yoga pants or biker shorts. In some embodiments, the outer layer  116  can comprise boxer briefs. As shown in  FIG. 1A-B , the garment  100  can be configured to include both the inner layer  112  and the outer layer  116  in the front  101   a  and the back  101   b  of the garment  100 . Also as shown in  FIG. 1A-B , the inner layer  112  and outer layer  116  can be configured sewn and/or bonded together at the leg seams  107   a - b.    
     The body component  104  can also be configured to comprise a compression component. In some embodiments, the compression component can comprise a compression layer.  FIG. 1B  shows a cutaway  117  of the outer layer  116 , showing a compression layer  118  that is configured between the inner layer  112  and the outer layer  116 , on a side of the inner layer  112  opposite the skin-facing side  113   a  of the inner layer  112 . The compression layer  118  is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern in  FIG. 1B . 
       FIG. 2A  shows a schematic front left perspective view of the garment  100  including a depiction of the compression layer  118 , which is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern in  FIG. 2A , that is configured between the inner layer  112  and outer layer  116 . In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be configured to comprise material cut in a pattern as shown in  FIG. 2A  and attached to at least one other layer of the body component  104  and/or the band component  102 . The compression layer can be attached to other layers of the body component by being sewn and/or bonded to the other layers.  FIG. 2A  shows a compression seam  121 , shown with a dashed line around the torso opening  108 , including in the front  101   a  and the back  101   b  of the garment  100 . In some embodiments, the compression seam  121  can be configured to attach the compression layer  118  to the inner layer  112 . In some embodiments, the compression seam  121  can be configured to attach the compression layer  118  to the band component  102  and/or the outer layer  116 . In some embodiments, at least a portion of the compression seam  121  comprises the band seam  127 . In some embodiments, the waist seam  120  comprises the compression seam  121 . For example, in some embodiments, the inner layer  112 , outer layer  116 , and compression layer  118  can be sewn and/or bonded together around the torso opening  108  by the waist seam  120 . 
     In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be constructed in a pattern and attached to the garment  100  such that the compression layer  118  includes material on the front  101   a  of the body component  104  and on the back  101   b  of the body component  104 , with a continuous portion of material from the front  101   a  to the back  101   b  included in an area between the left and right leg openings  110   a - b . In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  is only attached to the body component  104  at a location near the torso opening, such as at the band component  102 , as shown in  FIG. 2A . In other embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be attached to the inner layer  112  and/or outer layer  116  at other locations as well, including, for example at least partially around a perimeter of the compression layer  118  between the left leg opening  110   b  and the right leg opening  110   a.    
     In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 2A , the compression layer  118  can be configured in a pattern that includes a greater surface area for a portion of the compression layer  118  that is on the back  101   b  of the garment  100  relative to the portion of the compression layer  118  that is on the front  101   a  of the garment  100 . In some embodiments, a larger surface area of the portion of the compression layer  118  on the back  101   b  than the front  101   a  can, when worn by a person, generate a stronger rearward compression of a penis in an appendage compartment, and a greater suppression of genital bulge, than if the surface area of the back  101   b  were equal to or smaller than that of the front  101   a.    
     As shown in  FIG. 2A , the compression layer  118  can be configured to have a surface area that is less than the surface area of the inner layer  112 . In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be configured to cover a surface area that is approximately equal to, or only slightly less than, the surface area of the inner layer  112 . As shown in  FIG. 2A , the compression layer  118  can be configured to have a surface area that is less than the surface area of the outer layer  116 . In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be configured to cover a surface area that is equal to, or slightly less than, the surface area of the outer layer  116 . 
     Also shown in  FIG. 2A , the band component  102  can be configured to include the compression layer  118 . In some embodiments, the band component  102  does not include the compression layer  118 . For example, in some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be configured in a pattern that does not include material that extends into the band component  102 , and the compression layer  118  can be affixed to the inner layer  112  near the band component  102  on at least both the front  101   a  and back  101   b  of the garment  100 . In embodiments that include no band component  102 , the compression layer  118  can be affixed to the inner layer at locations near the torso opening  108 . For example, the compression layer  118  can be affixed to the inner layer at the compression seam  121 , which defines the torso opening  108 . In some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be configured to be double layered around the torso opening  108 . For example, in some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can be folded and sewn to itself by the compression seam  121  such that the band component includes two layers of the compression layer  118 . A double layered compression layer  118  around the torso opening  108  can provide an improved hold around a torso of a person. 
     The compression layer  118  can comprise a compression material. In some embodiments, a compression material comprises a stretch mesh fabric. For example, suitable materials include nylon, modal, rayon, spandex, rubber, cotton, polyester, bamboo, hemp, recycled fibers, or elastane. In some embodiments, the compression material can comprise spandex. 
       FIG. 2B  shows a schematic front-left perspective view of the garment  100  including a depiction of an appendage compartment  122 , which is shown highlighted with a hatch pattern in  FIG. 2B . The appendage compartment  122  can comprise a volume defined, at least in part, by the appendage sleeve  106  and the skin-facing side  113   a  of the inner layer  112  of the body component  104 .  FIG. 2B  shows a depiction of an appendage compartment opening  114 , which is configured to receive a penis of a person wearing the garment  100 . In some embodiments, the appendage compartment opening  114  is configured to contact a person wearing the garment  100  at a base of the penis. The appendage compartment  122  can be configured to comprise a volume between the appendage sleeve  106  and the inner layer  112 , from the appendage compartment opening  114  toward the back  101   b  of the garment  100  to an opposite end of the appendage sleeve  106 . 
     The appendage sleeve  106  can be affixed to the inner layer  112  of the body component  104 . In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can be affixed by being sewn and/or bonded to the inner layer  112  along the left leg opening  110   a  and along the right leg opening  110   b . In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can be sewn and/or bonded to the inner layer  112  at an end of the appendage sleeve that is opposite the appendage compartment opening  114 . In some embodiments, the end opposite the appendage compartment opening  114  can be unattached to the inner layer  112 . 
     The appendage sleeve  106  can be configured to separate a penis inserted in the appendage compartment opening  114  from other skin of a person wearing the garment  100 . In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can be configured to comprise a moisture-wicking fabric. For example, the appendage sleeve  106  can comprise nylon, modal, rayon, spandex, rubber, cotton, polyester, bamboo, hemp, recycled fibers, or elastane. 
       FIG. 2C  shows a schematic perspective exploded view of the garment  100  according to embodiments of the disclosure.  FIG. 2C  shows the band component  102 , the appendage sleeve  106 , the inner layer  112 , the compression layer  118 , and the outer layer  116 . The appendage sleeve  106  can be configured attached by being bonded and/or sewn to the skin-facing surface of the inner layer  112 . The compression layer  118  can be configured between the inner layer  112  and the outer layer  116 . The band component  102  can be configured to comprise a strip of material attached to the inner layer  112 , outer layer  116 , and/or compression layer  118 . In some embodiments, the band component  102  can be configured to include at least a portion of the inner layer  112 , compression layer  118 , and outer layer  116 . In some embodiments, the strip of material comprising the band component  102  can be configured between the inner layer  112  and the compression layer  118 . In other embodiments, the strip of material comprising the band component  102  can be configured on the skin-facing side of the inner layer  112 . In other embodiments, the strip of material comprising the band component  102  can be configured between the outer layer  116  and the compression layer  118 . In other embodiments, the strip of material comprising the band component  102  can be configured on a side of the outer layer  116  opposite the compression layer  118 . 
       FIG. 3A  shows a schematic top plan view of the garment  100  according to embodiments of the disclosure. The body component  104  comprises the right and left leg openings  110   a - b . The garment also includes the band component  102 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3A , the garment  100  comprises the appendage sleeve  106  configured on the skin-facing side  113   a  of the inner layer  112  of the body component  104 . As shown, the appendage sleeve  106  can be configured having the appendage compartment opening  114  on the front  101   a  of the garment  100 . The appendage sleeve  106  can be affixed to the inner layer  112  of the body component  104  by being sewn and/or bonded to the inner layer  112 . As shown in  FIG. 3A , in some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can be sewn and/or bonded to the inner layer  112  by opposing appendage sleeve seams  124  along the left and right leg openings  110   a - b . A side of the appendage sleeve  106  opposite the appendage compartment opening  114  can be configured unattached to the inner layer  112 . In some embodiments, the side opposite the appendage compartment opening can be configured attached to the inner layer  112 . 
     In some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can be configured such that the appendage compartment opening  114  fits snugly around a penis inserted in the opening. As shown in  FIG. 3A , in some embodiments, the appendage sleeve  106  can comprise a restriction component  123  configured to help restrict movement of a penis inserted in the appendage compartment when the garment  100  is worn. For example, the restriction component  123  can comprise a strip of elastic applied to an end of the appendage sleeve that defines the appendage compartment opening  114 . In some embodiments, the opposing appendage sleeve seams  124  can be configured closer together than shown, and the appendage sleeve  106  can be patterned such that the appendage compartment is separated by a distance from each of the left and right leg openings  110   a - b.    
       FIG. 3B  shows a schematic bottom plan view of the garment  100  comprising the inner layer  112  and the compression layer  118 , according to embodiments of the disclosure. In  FIG. 3B , the compression layer  118  is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern. The outer layer is not shown in  FIG. 3B . The compression layer  118  is configured on an outer side  113   b  of the inner layer  112 , opposite the skin-facing side  113   a  of the inner layer  112 . The compression layer  118  can be affixed to the inner layer  112  via the compression seam  121 . In some embodiments, as shown in  FIG. 3B , the compression layer  118  can also be affixed to the inner layer  112  by being sewn and/or bonded to the inner layer  112  via compression side seams  125   a - b . As shown in  FIG. 3B , in some embodiments, the compression layer  118  can comprise a single piece of material that surrounds the torso opening and that also is configured between the left leg opening  110   b  and the right leg opening  110   a.    
       FIG. 4  shows a schematic side view of a garment  200 , configured according to embodiments of the disclosure, being worn by a person, including a penis  202  of the person inserted in the appendage compartment  122 .  FIG. 4  includes a depiction of the appendage sleeve  106  shown with a dot-dash line, the penis  202  and a testicle  204  shown using a dot line, and the compression layer  118  with a dash line. The appendage compartment  122  is configured between the left leg opening  110   b  and the right leg opening (not shown). The penis  202  is inserted in the appendage compartment opening  114  and directed toward the back  101   b  of the garment  200 . The compression layer  118  is configured to compress the penis  202 . The compression layer can be configured to exert a force on the penis  202  in a direction of the back  101   b  of the garment  200 . The appendage sleeve  106  separates the skin of the penis  202  from other skin of the body. The band component  102  is shown around a torso  206  of the person.  FIG. 4  shows testicles  204  of the person tucked into the inguinal canal via sockets located at the pelvic floor. 
       FIG. 5A  shows a schematic front plan view of briefs underwear  300 , and  FIG. 5B  shows a schematic back plan view of the briefs underwear  300 , configured in accordance with several embodiments of the disclosure.  FIGS. 5A-B  show a depiction of the compression layer  118 , which is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern. The compression layer  118  is configured internal in the body component  104 , between an inner layer  112  and an outer layer  116 . The waist seam  120  is configured to attach the compression layer  118  and the inner layer  112  and outer layer  116 .  FIGS. 5A-B  also show a depiction of the appendage compartment  122 , which is outlined with a dashed line. The appendage compartment  122  comprises an appendage compartment opening (not shown) on the skin-facing side of the inner layer  112 . 
       FIG. 6A  shows a schematic front plan view of a thong  302 , and  FIG. 6B  shows a schematic back plan view of the thong  302 , configured in accordance with several embodiments of the disclosure.  FIGS. 6A-B  show a depiction of the compression layer  118 , which is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern. The compression layer  118  is configured internal in the body component  104 , between the inner layer (not shown) and an outer layer  116 . The waist seam  120  is configured to attach the compression layer  118  and the inner layer and outer layer  116 .  FIGS. 6A-B  also show a depiction of the appendage compartment  122 , which is outlined with a dashed line. The appendage compartment  122  comprises an appendage compartment opening (not shown) on the skin-facing side of the inner layer  112 . 
       FIG. 7A  shows a schematic front plan view of biker shorts  304 , and  FIG. 7B  shows a schematic back plan view of the biker shorts  304 , configured in accordance with several embodiments of the disclosure.  FIGS. 7A-B  show a depiction of the compression layer  118 , which is shown highlighted by a hatch pattern. The compression layer  118  is configured internal in the body component  104 , between an inner layer (not shown) and an outer layer  116 . The waist seam  120  is configured to attach the compression layer  118  and the inner layer and outer layer  116 .  FIGS. 7A-B  also show a depiction of the appendage compartment  122 , which is outlined with a dashed line. The appendage compartment  122  comprises an appendage compartment opening (not shown) on the skin-facing side of the inner layer  112 . The biker shorts comprise a gusset  306 , which is outlined in a bold line, to which the appendage sleeve of the appendage compartment  122  can be sewn and/or bonded. The gusset  306  can comprise a layer of the body component  104  in addition to the outer layer  116  and inner layer (not shown). In some embodiments, the inner layer can be configured to have material matching a pattern shown for the outer layer  116 . In other embodiments, the inner layer can be configured to have material matching a pattern that has less area than the outer layer  116 . For example, the inner layer can be configured to have material matching a pattern of the inner layer  112  shown in  FIG. 1A . 
     In some embodiments, a garment according to embodiments of the disclosed technology can be manufactured by constructing an inner layer of material in an inner layer pattern; constructing a compression layer of material in a compression layer pattern; constructing an outer layer of material in an outer layer pattern; attaching the inner layer of material, the compression layer of material, and the outer layer of material together around a torso opening of the garment; and attaching the inner layer of material and the outer layer of material around a left leg opening of the garment and around a right leg opening of the garment. The compression layer of material can be configured between the inner layer of material and the outer layer of material. The inner layer of material can be configured to comprise a skin-facing side opposite the compression layer of material, and an appendage sleeve can be attached on the skin-facing side of the inner layer of material. In some embodiments, attaching the inner layer of material, the compression layer of material, and the outer layer of material together around the torso opening of the garment can comprise attaching a band component around the torso opening. The band component can comprise the compression layer of material. In some embodiments, the compression layer of material surrounds the torso opening and is configured between the left leg opening and the right leg opening. The compression layer of material can comprise a single piece of material. In some embodiments, the compression layer of material can be attached to the inner layer of material and/or the outer layer of material in at least a location between the right leg opening and the left leg opening. 
     Specific embodiments of the technology have been described above for purposes of illustration. However, various modifications can be made without deviating from the foregoing disclosure. For example, in some embodiments, padding may be included in the garment to enhance a person&#39;s figure at the person&#39;s hips and/or glutes. As another example, in some embodiments, decorative enhancements can be added, such as inset lace and/or decorative seams. As a further example, in some embodiments, the garment can be configured to comprise a high waist. As another example, in some embodiments, the garment can be configured to include an added control top. As another example, in some embodiments, the garment can comprise a body suit. In addition, many of the elements of one embodiment can be combined with other embodiments in addition to or in lieu of the elements of the other embodiments. In some embodiments, elastic can be attached around the leg openings to provide extra stability. Accordingly, the technology is not limited except as by the appended claims. Furthermore, even if not labeled as such, Figures may not be drawn to scale.