Convertible garment

A convertible garment, comprising:

• a waist portion having an upper edge defining a continuous longitudinal axis, said upper edge not defining a free or uppermost edge of the convertible garment;
• an upper auxiliary portion having a continuous lower edge foldably coupled to said upper edge of said waist portion and an opposed free upper edge, said upper auxiliary portion being selectively positioned in a folded configuration in which a front surface of said upper auxiliary portion is adjacent a front surface of said waist portion or a deployed configuration in which said front surface of said upper auxiliary portion extends upwardly from said front surface of said waist portion;
• wherein said upper auxiliary portion is selectively folded at or extends upwardly from said longitudinal axis defined by said waist portion at said folded configuration;
• wherein said waist portion includes a pair of opposed pocket members, each pocket member having a lower portion defining an interior area configured to hold articles and an upper portion extending upwardly from said lower portion and situated atop an entirety of said auxiliary portion, said upper portion and said lower portion of said pocket member defining an upper and lower opening, respectively, through which said interior area is accessible;
• wherein said upper auxiliary portion blocks access to respective upper openings of said upper portions of respective pocket members and allows access to respective lower openings of said lower portions of respective pocket members when said upper auxiliary portion is in said folded configuration;
• a pair of leg portions extending downwardly from said waist portion, each leg portion having a lower end;
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• a pair of lower auxiliary portions each having an upper edge coupled to respective lower ends of respective leg portions and having an opposed free edge, each respective lower auxiliary portions being movable between a folded configuration in which a front face of said respective lower auxiliary portion is adjacent a corresponding front face of a respective leg portion and an extended configuration in which said front face of said respective lower auxiliary portion extends away from said front face of said respective leg portion;
• wherein each lower auxiliary portion includes an inner surface having a reflective element, said inner surface being visible when said lower auxiliary portion is at said folded configuration;
• wherein each auxiliary cuff member includes an elastic or resilient material that is gathered at a lower end thereof so as to fit tightly around the ankle of a person.