Protective garment

A protective garment in the form of a pantie, a pair of trousers or other legwear with or without an upper/torso part, comprising:

• a front part;
• a back part;
• a waist;
• and
• a crotch part having a leak-proof body,
• the protective garment being a washable garment arranged for repeated use,
• wherein:
• the protective garment comprises a dorsal shaping element, in turn comprising a flexible first element part having a ventral end and a dorsal end, a flexible second element part and a flexible third element part;
• the first element part is arranged to run along the intergluteal cleft of a standing user wearing the protective garment;
• the second and third element parts are each arranged to extend laterally across the waist and/or buttocks of the standing user wearing the protective garment, towards a respective hip of the standing user;
• the protective garment is arranged so that, as a result of the standing user wearing the protective garment, the first element part applies a first tension force along the intergluteal cleft of the user whereas the second element part applies an at least partly lateral second tension force and the third element part applies an at least partly lateral third tension force;
• the dorsal shaping element is arranged as a separate, overlapping, flexible layer in relation to the rest of the protective garment;
• the dorsal shaping element is non-connected to, and freely movable in relation to, the protective garment at least between the crotch part and a fastening point to the rest of the protective garment;
• and
• the dorsal shaping element is fastened to the crotch part and/or runs internally to the crotch part when the protective garment is worn by the standing user.