System for integrating a knee pad into a garment

A garment comprising:

• two leg coverings, each leg covering being comprised of a material having a substantially tubular shape configured to accommodate the leg of a wearer and defining a circumference, each leg covering including a front, a back, and two opposing sides, each leg covering including a first vertical column of engaging devices spaced from a second vertical column of engaging devices, each of the entire first and second vertical columns positioned less than 180 degrees from one another along the circumference, the first and second vertical columns positioned on the back of the leg covering and forming corresponding pairs of engaging devices positioned at different heights along the leg covering;
• and
• a pair of knee pads, each knee pad for placement over the front of a corresponding leg covering, each knee pad including at least one pair of opposing attachment devices that are configured to releasably attach to a corresponding pair of engaging devices on the leg coverings, the pair of attachment devices on each knee pad for attaching to a pair of engaging devices on one of the leg coverings at a desired vertical height for positioning each knee pad over a knee of a wearer, the attachment devices having an adjustable length such that the attachment devices are configured to releasably gather the material of the leg coverings such that a load put on the attachment devices is distributed along the back portion of the leg coverings.