A lower-body garment comprising: a torso portion , a first leg portion extending from the torso portion , and a second leg portion extending from the torso portion , wherein the torso portion defines at least a waist opening , and further wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion define a first leg opening and a second leg opening respectively; an inner-facing surface; and an outer-facing surface opposite the inner-facing surface, wherein: a hypothetical vertical midline reference plane divides the lower-body garment into generally equal halves, the outer-facing surface comprises at least a first pattern of elastomeric polymer deposited on the outer-facing surface on a first side of the hypothetical vertical midline reference plane and a second pattern of elastomeric polymer deposited on the outer-facing surface on a second side of the hypothetical vertical midline reference plane , wherein the first side is opposite the second side with respect to the hypothetical midline reference plane, and wherein the lower-body garment comprises at least a front aspect , a back aspect , and two side aspects positioned laterally on the lower-body garment , and characterized in that the first pattern and the second pattern comprise a plurality of separate and distinct lines each having a first end located on the front aspect and a second end located on the back aspect , wherein each of the lines extends from the front aspect to the back aspect through the side aspects , and wherein the plurality of lines are of elastomeric polymer, each line of elastomeric polymer separated from an adjacent line of elastomeric polymer by an intervening space, and wherein the elastomeric polymer is not deposited in the intervening space. a torso portion , a first leg portion extending from the torso portion , and a second leg portion extending from the torso portion , wherein the torso portion defines at least a waist opening , and further wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion define a first leg opening and a second leg opening respectively; an inner-facing surface; and an outer-facing surface opposite the inner-facing surface, wherein: a hypothetical vertical midline reference plane divides the lower-body garment into generally equal halves, the outer-facing surface comprises at least a first pattern of elastomeric polymer deposited on the outer-facing surface on a first side of the hypothetical vertical midline reference plane and a second pattern of elastomeric polymer deposited on the outer-facing surface on a second side of the hypothetical vertical midline reference plane , wherein the first side is opposite the second side with respect to the hypothetical midline reference plane, and wherein the lower-body garment comprises at least a front aspect , a back aspect , and two side aspects positioned laterally on the lower-body garment , and characterized in that the first pattern and the second pattern comprise a plurality of separate and distinct lines each having a first end located on the front aspect and a second end located on the back aspect , wherein each of the lines extends from the front aspect to the back aspect through the side aspects , and wherein the plurality of lines are of elastomeric polymer, each line of elastomeric polymer separated from an adjacent line of elastomeric polymer by an intervening space, and wherein the elastomeric polymer is not deposited in the intervening space. <EOS>