Lower body garments and pockets for same

A lower body garment comprising:

• a waistband configured to be positioned around a waist of a wearer, wherein the waistband comprises a waistband outer layer defining an outermost surface of the waistband, a waistband upper edge, and a waistband lower edge, the waistband upper edge defines a waist opening of the lower body garment, the waistband outer layer wraps over the waistband upper edge and forms a drawcord channel along an interior perimeter of the waistband, and the waistband lower edge comprises a waistband lower edge pocket portion and a waistband lower edge non-pocket portion;
• a liner defining an innermost surface of the lower body garment, wherein the liner is configured to cover a lower torso area below a waist area of a wearer, wherein the liner comprises a liner pocket portion, wherein the liner comprises a first elastic textile having a stretch axis aligned with the waist opening;
• a shell defining an outermost surface of the lower body garment and covering at least a portion of the liner below the waistband lower edge, the shell comprising a shell upper edge, and the shell upper edge comprising a shell upper edge pocket portion and a shell upper edge non-pocket portion;
• a pocket configured to contain contents in the lower body garment, wherein the pocket comprises a pocket bag that includes:
• a back pocket panel formed from the liner pocket portion,
• a front pocket panel opposite the back pocket panel,
• a pocket opening along an edge of the front pocket panel and proximate to the shell upper edge pocket portion, and
• a closed pocket perimeter attaching the front pocket panel and the back pocket panel to each other and defining closed edges of the pocket bag,
• wherein the pocket bag is configured to contain the contents in an area between the front pocket panel and the back pocket panel within the closed pocket perimeter;
• wherein the lower body garment comprises a waistband seam, the waistband seam includes a waistband seam pocket portion and a waistband seam non-pocket portion, the waistband seam non-pocket portion connects the waistband lower edge non-pocket portion with the shell upper edge non-pocket portion, and the waistband seam pocket portion connects the waistband lower edge pocket portion with the liner upper edge pocket portion, and includes the pocket bag extending along the liner from the waistband seam pocket portion to below the waistband seam pocket portion;
• wherein the front pocket panel is positioned between an inward-facing surface of the back pocket panel and an opposing inward-facing surface of the shell;
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• wherein an upper edge of the front pocket panel is attached to the shell upper edge pocket portion, the pocket opening is positioned along the waistband seam pocket portion, and the pocket opening is configured to provide access to the pocket from the outermost surface of the shell.