A garment includes a waistband and a lower portion. The waistband includes a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, and the lower portion is coupled to the bottom perimeter of the waistband. The garment further includes a dynamic pocket comprising a pleated resilient sheet disposed on the waistband. The resilient sheet includes a left side, a right side, a laterally extending first end, and a laterally extending second end opposite the first end. The left side and the right side of the resilient sheet define sides of a pocket cavity of the dynamic pocket. An opening to the pocket cavity is defined between the waistband and the pleated resilient sheet. The pleated resilient sheet includes a plurality of pleats defined by a plurality of fold lines. The plurality of pleats are configured to unfold along the plurality of fold lines to increase a height of the pocket cavity.

A garment or article of clothing made of a resilient/elastomeric material includes at least a waist portion, a first leg portion, and a second leg portion. The waist portion further includes a pocket on the rear of the garment, where the pocket is defined by a backing panel, a first flap, and a second flap. The first flap is at least partially disposed over the second flap to secure contents between the backing panel and the second panel, and thus, within the pocket. When the waist portion is stretched, the tensile forces imparted onto the waist portion by the resilient/elastomeric material causes the first flap to at least partially overlie the second flap. The pocket is sized and shaped to receive smartphones and other small personal items, such as keys, money, credit cards, identifications, etc.

A child's garment may comprise an outer shell. The outer shell may comprise a yoke seam. The outer shell may comprise an aperture at the yoke seam. An area within the aperture may define a pocket configured to accept a pacifier. The outer shell may comprise a tether configured to affix the pacifier to the child's garment. The tether may be configured to affix the pacifier to the child's garment while the pacifier resides in the pocket.

A garment may include a waistband, a lower extension extending downward from the waistband, an upward facing waist pocket along an exterior of the waistband, the upward facing waist pocket having an interior and a bottom and a pocket retainer within the upward facing waist pocket and forming an internal retention space having a retention space mouth.