Patent ID: 7814574

Claim:
A convertible garment, comprising: a first half configured to cover at least a portion of right hip, right lower abdomen and right buttock regions of a human wearer of the garment, wherein the first half is a right trouser half and includes at least a portion of a right trouser leg; a second half attached to the first half and configured to cover at least a portion of left hip, left lower abdomen and left buttock regions of the human wearer, wherein the second half is a left trouser half and includes at least a portion of a left trouser leg; and a panel arranged between the right trouser half and the left trouser half and stitched to at least one of the right trouser half and left trouser half continuously along a centerline extending from a front waistband area to a back waistband area and having a flap, the flap being alternately positionable in a first configuration around the first half and covering a substantial region of the first half, or a second configuration around the second half and covering a portion of the substantial region of the second half.