Trim piece for an apparel item

A combination of a lower-body apparel item and a waistband, wherein:

• the lower-body apparel item comprises a waist opening, one or more lower openings, an inner-facing surface, an outer-facing surface, and a first terminal end forming an uppermost edge of the waist opening;
• the waistband comprises at least one single layer portion, a first surface, an opposite second surface, the first surface and the second surface extending from a first longitudinal terminal end to a second longitudinal terminal end opposite the first longitudinal terminal end with a width extending between the first longitudinal terminal end and the second longitudinal terminal end, and the waistband having a folded portion between the first longitudinal terminal end and the second longitudinal terminal end, wherein an entirety of the second surface of the waistband directly abuts the outer-facing surface of the lower-body apparel item, the first terminal end forming the uppermost edge of the waist opening of the lower-body apparel item, and at least a portion of the inner-facing surface of the lower-body apparel item, and wherein the folded portion of the waistband is folded over the first terminal end of the lower-body apparel item;
• the first longitudinal terminal end of the waistband is positioned on the inner-facing surface of the lower-body apparel item;
• the second longitudinal terminal end of the waistband is positioned on the outer-facing surface of the lower-body apparel item;
• wherein the first longitudinal terminal end and the second longitudinal terminal end of the waistband are located above the one or more lower openings of the lower-body apparel item;
• and
• at least two-thirds of the width of the waistband is positioned on the outer-facing surface of the lower-body apparel item.