Garments with moisture capture assemblies and associated methods

A garment configured to be worn by a wearer and to be washed and re-worn numerous times, the garment comprising:

• a garment base comprising an interior base layer and at least one other base layer, wherein the garment base defines a garment lateral edge of the garment, and wherein the garment base defines a pair of leg openings;
• a moisture capture assembly bonded to the garment base within a bonded region of the garment, wherein the moisture capture assembly has a perimeter, an assembly interior side that faces the wearer when the garment is worn by the wearer, and an assembly exterior side that faces away from the wearer when the garment is worn by the wearer, wherein the bonded region extends fully around the perimeter of the moisture capture assembly, wherein the moisture capture assembly and the bonded region do not extend to the leg openings, wherein the moisture capture assembly is positioned at least partially within a crotch region of the garment, and wherein the moisture capture assembly comprises at least:
• a wicking layer that comprises the assembly interior side and is configured to wick moisture away from the wearer;
• a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer and comprising one or more moisture retention layers, wherein the moisture retention portion comprises a moisture retention portion lateral edge;
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• a moisture barrier layer configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion, wherein the one or more moisture retention layers are positioned between the wicking layer and the moisture barrier layer, and wherein the moisture barrier layer comprises a moisture barrier layer lateral edge that is spaced laterally outward from the moisture retention portion lateral edge;
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• a plurality of adhesive bonds within the bonded region of the garment, wherein the plurality of adhesive bonds comprises:
• an internal peripheral bond positioned on the assembly interior side and that operates to bond the moisture capture assembly to the garment base, and to bond the interior base layer to the wicking layer and to the moisture barrier layer;
• an external peripheral bond positioned on the assembly exterior side and that operates to bond the moisture capture assembly to the garment base;
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• one or more capture assembly internal bonds that operate to bond the wicking layer to the one or more moisture retention layers, and to bond the moisture barrier layer to the one or more moisture retention layers;
• wherein the interior base layer is a closed structure that coincides with the bonded region.