A garment adapted to receive an absorbent structure, said garment being intended to be worn around the waist of a user, said garment comprising: a chassis for receiving said absorbent structure, said chassis extending in a longitudinal direction about a longitudinal axis dividing the chassis into a first lateral half and a second lateral half, said first lateral half comprising a first lateral margin and said second lateral half comprising a second lateral margin, said first and second lateral margins being joined to a central structure along a first line of joinder and a second line of joinder, respectively, said first and second lines of joinder extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said chassis further extending in a transverse direction about a transverse axis dividing the chassis into a first end and a second end, said chassis being delimited by a periphery comprising a first end edge at said first end and a second end edge at said second end, said first and second end edges extending substantially parallel to said transverse axis, said periphery further comprising a first lateral edge of said first lateral margin and a second lateral edge of said second lateral margin, said first and second lateral margins (20, 22) having a first end region extending from said first end edge, a second end region extending from said second end edge and a central region extending between said first and second end regions, said first and second lateral margins (20, 22) comprising a material which is elastically extensible in at least said longitudinal direction in said central region and elastically extensible in at least one of said first and second end regions (44, 46) in at least said transverse direction. a chassis for receiving said absorbent structure, said chassis extending in a longitudinal direction about a longitudinal axis dividing the chassis into a first lateral half and a second lateral half, said first lateral half comprising a first lateral margin and said second lateral half comprising a second lateral margin, said first and second lateral margins being joined to a central structure along a first line of joinder and a second line of joinder, respectively, said first and second lines of joinder extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said chassis further extending in a transverse direction about a transverse axis dividing the chassis into a first end and a second end, said chassis being delimited by a periphery comprising a first end edge at said first end and a second end edge at said second end, said first and second end edges extending substantially parallel to said transverse axis, said periphery further comprising a first lateral edge of said first lateral margin and a second lateral edge of said second lateral margin, said first and second lateral margins (20, 22) having a first end region extending from said first end edge, a second end region extending from said second end edge and a central region extending between said first and second end regions, said first and second lateral margins (20, 22) comprising a material which is elastically extensible in at least said longitudinal direction in said central region and elastically extensible in at least one of said first and second end regions (44, 46) in at least said transverse direction. a periphery comprising a first end edge at said first end and a second end edge at said second end, said first and second end edges extending substantially parallel to said transverse axis, said periphery further comprising a first lateral edge of said first lateral margin and a second lateral edge of said second lateral margin,