A protective garment (1, 2) comprising: a body (10, 210, 310) comprising a front portion, a rear portion and a neck opening (140, 240, 340); a left sleeve (32, 232, 332) attached to the body (10, 210, 310) at a left sleeve opening and a right sleeve (34, 234) attached to the body (10, 210, 310) at a right sleeve opening; a left leg (36, 236, 336) and a right leg (38, 238) extending from the body (10, 210, 310); a left shoulder region (12, 212) located between the left sleeve opening and the neck opening (140, 240, 340); a right shoulder region (14, 214) located between the right sleeve opening and the neck opening (140, 240, 340); a crotch region (58, 258, 358) comprising a crotch point (56, 256, 356) where the left and right legs meet the body (10, 210, 310), wherein a crotch axis (46, 246) extends horizontally through the crotch point (56, 256, 356) when the garment (1, 2) is worn by a person standing upright; a first strap (42, 242) comprising a first strap upper portion (62, 262) and a first strap lower portion (72, 272), and a second strap (44, 244) comprising a second strap upper portion (64, 264) and a second strap lower portion (74, 274), wherein the first strap (42, 242) and second strap (44, 244) are attached to the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310), further wherein the first strap (42, 242) and second strap (44, 244) comprise elastic material; and a first strap line (92, 292) extending from the left shoulder region (12, 212) to the right leg (38, 238) on the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310) and a second strap line (94, 294) extending from the right shoulder region (14, 214) to the left leg (36, 236, 336) on the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310), wherein the first strap line (92, 292) and second strap line (94, 294) intersect at an intersection (50, 250); wherein the first strap upper portion (62, 262) is positioned along the first strap line (92, 292) above the intersection (50, 250), and the second strap upper portion (64, 264) is positioned along the second strap line (94, 294) above the intersection (50, 250), and further wherein the first strap lower portion (72, 272) is positioned along one of the first strap line (92, 292) or the second strap line (94, 294) below the intersection (50, 250), and the second strap lower portion (74, 274) is positioned along the other of the first strap line (92, 292) or the second strap line (94, 294) below the intersection (50, 250); characterised in that the body (10, 210, 310) comprises a waist region located below the left and right sleeve openings and above the crotch axis (46, 246), and wherein the intersection (50, 250) of the first strap line (92, 292) and the second strap line (94, 294) is located within the waist region. a body (10, 210, 310) comprising a front portion, a rear portion and a neck opening (140, 240, 340); a left sleeve (32, 232, 332) attached to the body (10, 210, 310) at a left sleeve opening and a right sleeve (34, 234) attached to the body (10, 210, 310) at a right sleeve opening; a left leg (36, 236, 336) and a right leg (38, 238) extending from the body (10, 210, 310); a left shoulder region (12, 212) located between the left sleeve opening and the neck opening (140, 240, 340); a right shoulder region (14, 214) located between the right sleeve opening and the neck opening (140, 240, 340); a crotch region (58, 258, 358) comprising a crotch point (56, 256, 356) where the left and right legs meet the body (10, 210, 310), wherein a crotch axis (46, 246) extends horizontally through the crotch point (56, 256, 356) when the garment (1, 2) is worn by a person standing upright; a first strap (42, 242) comprising a first strap upper portion (62, 262) and a first strap lower portion (72, 272), and a second strap (44, 244) comprising a second strap upper portion (64, 264) and a second strap lower portion (74, 274), wherein the first strap (42, 242) and second strap (44, 244) are attached to the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310), further wherein the first strap (42, 242) and second strap (44, 244) comprise elastic material; and a first strap line (92, 292) extending from the left shoulder region (12, 212) to the right leg (38, 238) on the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310) and a second strap line (94, 294) extending from the right shoulder region (14, 214) to the left leg (36, 236, 336) on the rear portion of the body (10, 210, 310), wherein the first strap line (92, 292) and second strap line (94, 294) intersect at an intersection (50, 250); wherein the first strap upper portion (62, 262) is positioned along the first strap line (92, 292) above the intersection (50, 250), and the second strap upper portion (64, 264) is positioned along the second strap line (94, 294) above the intersection (50, 250), and further wherein the first strap lower portion (72, 272) is positioned along one of the first strap line (92, 292) or the second strap line (94, 294) below the intersection (50, 250), and the second strap lower portion (74, 274) is positioned along the other of the first strap line (92, 292) or the second strap line (94, 294) below the intersection (50, 250); characterised in that the body (10, 210, 310) comprises a waist region located below the left and right sleeve openings and above the crotch axis (46, 246), and wherein the intersection (50, 250) of the first strap line (92, 292) and the second strap line (94, 294) is located within the waist region.