Jim, in your case (image in post #1), I'd move the split further up, where the thin band starts... in fact, I'd make the thigh parts a single polygon, on the inside of the clothing... on second thought, I wouldn't give the thighs any polygons at all. Make it all hip and just have the thigh joints there as ghost parts (bodyhandles).

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