Absorbent garments with multipart liner having varied stretch properties

An absorbent article comprising:

• an outer cover comprising a stretchable material;
• a stretchable bodyside liner joined to the outer cover in a superimposed relation, the stretchable bodyside liner including a first waist edge and a second waist edge, the second waist edge being opposite from the first waist edge;
• and
• an absorbent structure positioned in between the outer cover and the liner;
• wherein the outer cover, liner and absorbent structure form a chassis having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, wherein the liner comprises three zones across a lateral direction, the three zones comprising a first edge zone, a middle zone, and a second edge zone, wherein the first edge zone and the second edge zone extend substantially from the first waist edge to the second waist edge, and wherein the middle zone is substantially limited to stretching in a direction parallel to the lateral axis, and the respective first and second edge zones can stretch in a direction that is not parallel to the lateral axis.

A disposable absorbent article comprising:

• an outer cover;
• and
• a stretchable bodyside liner joined to the outer cover in a superimposed relation;
• wherein the outer cover and liner form a chassis having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, wherein the liner comprises three zones across a lateral direction, the three zones comprising a first edge zone, a middle zone having opposite longitudinal sides, and a second edge zone, and wherein the middle zone is substantially limited to stretching in a direction parallel to the lateral axis, and the respective first and second edge zone can stretch in multiple directions, the multiple directions not including the direction parallel to the lateral axis.