Lower torso garment with support element

A lower torso garment, comprising:

• a waistband at an upper end of the lower torso garment;
• a body portion;
• a front pouch disposed about a front region of the body portion and further defining a pass-through fly opening;
• a support element comprising:
• a left fabric panel comprising a left lateral seam and an exterior left lateral seam on the opposing side of the left fabric panel, the exterior left lateral seam extending along a left side periphery of the front pouch and connected to a bottom horizontal seam;
• a right fabric panel comprising a right lateral seam and an exterior right lateral seam on the opposing side of the right fabric panel, the exterior right lateral seam extending along a right side periphery of the front pouch and connected to the bottom horizontal seam;
• a first elastomeric element coupled to the left fabric panel and positioned adjacent to the left lateral seam;
• and
• a second elastomeric element coupled to the right fabric panel and positioned adjacent to the right lateral seam,
• wherein the body portion, the front pouch, and the support element are designed to separate at least a portion of an external male genitalia of a wearer from at least a portion of an inner thigh of the wearer, and
• wherein a first portion of the left fabric panel overlaps a second portion of the right fabric panel at an overlap area.

A boxer brief, comprising:

• a waistband at an upper end of the boxer brief;
• a mesh body portion;
• a left leg portion comprising a first leg opening at a lower longitudinal end of the left leg portion;
• 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 mesh body portion and including a vertical seam extending through a central portion thereof;
• a bottom horizontal seam at a bottom of the front pouch, and the bottom horizontal seam being entirely above the first leg opening and the second leg opening;
• a support sling connected to the front pouch, the support sling comprising:
• a left fabric panel comprising a left lateral seam attaching the left fabric panel to the mesh body portion along an entirety thereof, and an exterior portion of the left fabric panel in communication with the bottom horizontal seam, wherein the left fabric panel is imparted with a first surface area;
• a right fabric panel comprising a right lateral seam attaching the right fabric panel to the mesh body portion along an entirety thereof, and an exterior portion of the right fabric panel in communication with the bottom horizontal seam, wherein the right fabric panel is imparted with a second surface area;
• a first elastomeric element positioned and extending substantially vertically along an edge of the left fabric panel;
• and
• a second elastomeric element positioned and extending substantially vertically along an edge of the right fabric panel,
• 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.