Waistband for a garment

A waistband for a garment, comprising:

• a front portion configured for covering at least a portion of an abdomen area of a wearer, the front portion having a front portion outer panel extending from a first side of the front portion to a second side of the front portion, the front portion outer panel having a front portion inner face and a front portion outer face;
• a back portion configured for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer, the back portion having a back portion outer panel extending from a first side of the back portion to a second side of the back portion, the back portion outer panel having a back portion inner face and a back portion outer face, and the front portion outer face and the back portion outer face forming an outside of the waistband;
• a first inner panel having a first inner panel front side, a first inner panel back side, a first inner panel inner face and a first inner panel outer face, the first inner panel extending from a front central line at the front portion to a back central line at the back portion;
• and
• a second inner panel having a second inner panel front side, a second inner panel back side, a second inner panel inner face and a second inner panel outer face, the second inner panel extending from the front central line at the front portion to the back central line at the back portion, the first inner panel outer face and the second inner panel outer face forming an inside of the waistband,
• wherein the first inner panel front side is bonded to and overlaps the second inner panel front side, and the first inner panel back side is bonded to and overlaps the second inner panel back side.

A waistband for a garment, comprising:

• a front portion configured for covering at least a portion of an abdomen area of a wearer, the front portion having a front portion outer panel extending from a first side of the front portion to a second side of the front portion, the front portion outer panel having a front portion inner face and a front portion outer face;
• a back portion configured for covering at least a portion of a lower back area of the wearer, the back portion having a back portion outer panel extending from a first side of the back portion to a second side of the back portion, the back portion outer panel having a back portion inner face and a back portion outer face, and the front portion outer face and the back portion outer face forming an outside of the waistband;
• a first inner panel having a first inner panel front side, a first inner panel back side, a first inner panel inner face and a first inner panel outer face;
• a second inner panel having a second inner panel front side, a second inner panel back side, a second inner panel inner face and a second inner panel outer face, the first inner panel outer face and the second inner panel outer face forming an inside of the waistband;
• and
• at least one bonding adhesive panel including a first stretch zone having a first stretching value and a second stretch zone having a second stretching value different from the first stretching value;
• wherein the at least one bonding adhesive panel bonds together at least one of the back portion outer panel and the front portion outer panel with the first inner panel or with the second inner panel or with both the first inner panel and the second inner panel.