Undergarment having crotch member with unattached end portion

An undergarment comprising:

• a first body panel having first and second longitudinally spaced terminal edges and laterally spaced opposite sides, wherein at least a portion of said first body panel is longitudinally extensible between said first and second longitudinally spaced terminal edges, said first body panel having a longitudinal elongation of at least about 1 cm when subjected to a tensile stress of 11.8 grams/cm and a substantially permanent deformation of at least about 20% when subjected to a tensile stress of 19.70 grams/cm and then allowed to relax under a zero applied stress for a period of about 1 minute, and wherein said first body panel is laterally elongatable;
• a second body panel having first and second longitudinally spaced terminal edges;
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• a crotch member comprising first and second longitudinally spaced terminal edges and laterally spaced opposite side edges, wherein said crotch member is connected to said first body panel at a first attachment location located at said first terminal edge of said first body panel, wherein said first attachment location is longitudinally spaced along said length of said crotch member from said first terminal edge thereof, and wherein said crotch member comprises a first unattached end portion extending between said first attachment location and said first terminal edge of said crotch member, wherein said first unattached end portion is unattached to said first body panel, and wherein said crotch member is connected to said second body panel at a second attachment location, wherein said second attachment location is longitudinally spaced along said length of said crotch member from said second terminal edge thereof and is located at said first terminal edge of said second body panel, and wherein a second unattached end portion of said crotch member extends between said second attachment location and said second terminal edge of said crotch member, wherein said second unattached end portion is unattached to said second body panel.