Patent ID: 8661568

Claim:
A hosiery for being worn by a wearer having a left leg, a right leg, hips, a lower abdominal region, and a waist, the hosiery comprising: a legwear portion made of a first stretchable material, said legwear portion including: an upper portion having an upper end located at about the hips of the wearer when the wearer is wearing the hosiery, said legwear portion designed and configured so that said legwear portion has: a front located proximate the lower abdominal region of the wearer when the wearer is wearing the hosiery; and a rear located opposite said front when the wearer is wearing the hosiery; a left-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the left leg of the wearer; and a right-leg portion connected to said upper portion and designed and configured to be worn on the right leg of the wearer; and a waistband having a raw-cut upper edge and a raw-cut lower edge, said raw-cut lower edge secured to said legwear portion at said upper end of said legwear portion with a smooth seam, said waistband being made of a second stretchable material that does not roll and does not fray at said raw-cut upper edge, wherein: said waistband has a width between said raw-cut upper and lower edges that tapers between said front and back; and said raw-cut upper edge remains unfinished when the hosiery is completed.