Lower torso garment with support element

A lower torso garment comprising:

• a body portion;
• a left leg portion comprising a first leg opening at a lower longitudinal end of the left leg portion, and a right leg portion comprising a second leg opening at a lower longitudinal end of the right leg portion;
• a front pouch disposed about a front region of the body portion;
• a gusset positioned at a bottom of the body portion between the two leg portions of the body portion, the gusset connected to the front pouch with a bottom horizontal seam at a bottom of the front pouch;
• and
• a support sling connected to the front pouch, the support sling comprising:
• a left fabric panel comprising a first laterally outside edge extending along a left side periphery of the front pouch and comprising a first inner edge connected to and extending from the bottom horizontal seam toward a top of the front pouch;
• and
• a right fabric panel comprising a second laterally outside edge extending along a right side periphery of the front pouch and comprising a second inner edge connected to and extending from the bottom horizontal seam toward the top of the front pouch;
• wherein a first portion of the left fabric panel overlaps a first portion of the right fabric panel at an overlap area, the overlap area positioned adjacent to the bottom horizontal seam at the bottom of the front pouch and the bottom horizontal seam is entirely above the first leg opening and the second leg opening.