Claims

1. A changing garment for donning or removing attire underneath the changing garment, the changing garment comprising: a torso-covering portion, the torso-covering portion being open at the top; two sleeves, the sleeves being attached to sleeve openings on opposite sides of the torso-covering portion, the openings being sufficiently large to allow a wearer of the changing garment to retract his arms from the sleeves and into the torso-covering portion without removing the changing garment, the sleeves extending to the respective wrists of the wearer of the garment so that the body of the wearer is not visible from outside of the garment through the sleeve openings; and a lower portion extending from the bottom of the torso-covering portion, the lower portion terminating in a hem and extending to at least the wearer's ankles to allow the wearer to change, don or remove attire within the garment without exposing the wearer's body; wherein the torso-covering portion and the lower portion of the garment are sufficiently wide enough to allow a wearer to don or remove attire without removing the changing garment.

2-3. (canceled)

4. The changing garment according to claim 1, wherein the lower hem includes a drawstring threaded through the lower hem, whereby when the lower hem drawstring is pulled taut, the lower hem tightens around the body of a wearer of the garment.

5. The changing garment according to claim 1, further comprising a hood attached to the opening at the top of the torso-covering portion of the changing garment, the circumference of the hood having a hood hem, the changing garment further having a hood drawstring threaded through the hood hem, whereby pulling the ends of the hood drawstring closes the opening at the top of the torso-covering portion around the neck of a wearer of the garment.

6. The changing garment according to claim 1, wherein the changing garment is made of cotton fleece material.

7. The changing garment according to claim 1, wherein the changing garment is made of a water-absorbing material.

8-9. (canceled)

10. The changing garment according to claim 1, wherein the torso covering portion further includes a pouch located near the waist level of the front portion of the changing garment