Abstract: A torso-encircling carrier is provided with a tubular body having a central closed tubular portion and two opposite end tapered tubular portions, each end portion having a closure means that can be opened to permit through passage of a carried object such as a coat. The tubular body is formed from a panel of sheet material having the shape of a double trapezoid, wherein the two trapezoids are joined at a common major base defining the length of the body, and the major base of each trapezoid is opposed by a minor base, the minor bases being joined commonly to define the central closed tubular portion of the body. The angled sides of the trapezoids on each common end of the common base define the tapered end portions of the body. A filler strip may be the common attachment of the minor bases and may include end portions that provide zipper closures and self-closing flaps over the zippers.