A method of making a disposable absorbent garment, the method defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the method comprising: providing an elastomeric body panel that defines a waist edge and a crotch edge longitudinally opposite the waist edge; providing an absorbent assembly that defines transversely opposed first and second assembly side edges and that defines longitudinally opposed first and second assembly end edges, the absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent core, the absorbent core having transversely opposed first and second core side edges, the absorbent assembly further comprising a first side margin that extends transversely outward from the first core side edge to the first assembly side edge, the absorbent assembly further comprising a second side margin that extends transversely outward from the second core side edge to the second assembly side edge; characterised by stretching the elastomeric body panel in the transverse direction to define a stretched elastomeric body panel; superposing the absorbent assembly over the elastomeric body panel; attaching the first side margin to the stretched elastomeric body panel along a first attachment region, the first attachment region extending generally in the longitudinal direction, the first attachment region defining a longitudinally extending first edge and a longitudinally extending second edge disposed transversely outward from the longitudinally extending first edge, wherein the first edge of the first attachment region is disposed transversely outward from the first core side edge; attaching the second side margin to the stretched elastomeric body panel along a second attachment region, the second attachment region extending generally in the longitudinal direction, the second attachment region defining a longitudinally extending first edge and a longitudinally extending second edge disposed transversely outward from the longitudinally extending first edge, wherein the first edge of the second attachment region is disposed transversely outward from the second core side edge; the absorbent assembly further defining a center region that extends transversely from the first edge of the first attachment region to the first edge of the second attachment region and that extends longitudinally from the first assembly end edge to the crotch edge, wherein said center region of the absorbent assembly is minimally attached to the stretched elastomeric body panel; relaxing the elastomeric body panel to define a relaxed elastomeric body panel; transversely folding the first side margin to create at least two longitudinally extending fold lines in the first side margin; and transversely folding the second side margin to create at least two longitudinally extending fold lines in the second side margin. providing an elastomeric body panel that defines a waist edge and a crotch edge longitudinally opposite the waist edge; providing an absorbent assembly that defines transversely opposed first and second assembly side edges and that defines longitudinally opposed first and second assembly end edges, the absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent core, the absorbent core having transversely opposed first and second core side edges, the absorbent assembly further comprising a first side margin that extends transversely outward from the first core side edge to the first assembly side edge, the absorbent assembly further comprising a second side margin that extends transversely outward from the second core side edge to the second assembly side edge; characterised by stretching the elastomeric body panel in the transverse direction to define a stretched elastomeric body panel; superposing the absorbent assembly over the elastomeric body panel; attaching the first side margin to the stretched elastomeric body panel along a first attachment region, the first attachment region extending generally in the longitudinal direction, the first attachment region defining a longitudinally extending first edge and a longitudinally extending second edge disposed transversely outward from the longitudinally extending first edge, wherein the first edge of the first attachment region is disposed transversely outward from the first core side edge; attaching the second side margin to the stretched elastomeric body panel along a second attachment region, the second attachment region extending generally in the longitudinal direction, the second attachment region defining a longitudinally extending first edge and a longitudinally extending second edge disposed transversely outward from the longitudinally extending first edge, wherein the first edge of the second attachment region is disposed transversely outward from the second core side edge; the absorbent assembly further defining a center region that extends transversely from the first edge of the first attachment region to the first edge of the second attachment region and that extends longitudinally from the first assembly end edge to the crotch edge, wherein said center region of the absorbent assembly is minimally attached to the stretched elastomeric body panel; relaxing the elastomeric body panel to define a relaxed elastomeric body panel; transversely folding the first side margin to create at least two longitudinally extending fold lines in the first side margin; and transversely folding the second side margin to create at least two longitudinally extending fold lines in the second side margin.