Abstract: A cup, a mold and an underwear are disclosed. The cup includes an upper surface layer, a lower surface layer and a nipple-exposure prevention layer. The upper surface layer is provided with an inner concave portion, the nipple-exposure prevention layer is arranged in the inner concave portion, and the upper surface layer is arranged towards a side far away from a breast. When the lower surface layer of the cup is closely attached to the upper surface layer, and the lower surface layer is contacted with a nipple, the nipple-exposure prevention layer is capable of preventing a nipple on a female breast from being prominent.

Abstract: A brassiere cup having a 3D cup shaped member including at least one layer of first and/or second material located on the convex side of the 3D cup shaped member, and at least one layer of first and/or second material located on the concave side of the 3D cup shaped member. The 3D cup shaped member is shaped according to a desired size and/or shape. The at least one layer of first material or second material is joined onto the 3D cup shaped member by sewing, fusing, fastening, adhering and/or molding.

Abstract: A pad body including grooves and apertures on at least one side. At least some of the apertures are located at intersections of grooves. The grooves are in a pattern of a plurality of rows and columns. A brassiere pad includes the pad body. A brassiere pad comprises the pad body placed between an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer and the lower layer are mode of a thin permeable material or include a plurality of apertures. The upper layer and/or lower layer include(s) grooves on at least one side of the layer.

Abstract: A garment comprising a less-stretchable component formed at various locations on and as a portion of the garment; wherein the less-stretchable component has less elasticity than that of part of the garment.

Abstract: A brassiere cup support and method of manufacturing the support and cup therewith. The support comprises a plastic support in the shape of one or more of an underwire, an uplifting panel, a reinforcing pad, a sternum region, or an extended fish bone like pattern capable of providing desired “firmness” or “hardness” along its length and thereby providing desired degrees of support therealong. The plastic support comprises at least one layer of polymer and at least one layer of a second material, wherein the at least one layer of polymer and the at least one layer of the second material are in the form of a sandwich. Preferably, the plastic support comprises at least two layers of polymer and at least one layer of the second material, with an adhesive applied therebetween to secure the layers to one another.

Abstract: A brassiere cup underwire and method of manufacturing the underwire and cup therewith. The underwire comprises a plastic strip capable of providing desired “firmness” or “hardness” along its length and thereby providing desired degrees of support therealong. The plastic strip comprises at least one layer of polymer and at least one layer of a second material, wherein the at least one layer of polymer and the at least one layer of the second material are in the form of sandwich. Preferably, the plastic strip comprises at least two layers of polymer and at least one layer of the second material, with an adhesive applied therebetween to secure the layers to one another.

Abstract: A brassiere cup underwire includes a flexible plastics strip of varied crosswise dimension along its length so that the degree of support offered by the underwire varies throughout its length.

Abstract: A method of forming a brassiere cup with a flexible plastics support feature includes providing a mould for forming the brassiere cup with a trough where the support feature is to be formed, laying down in the mould material from which the brassiere cup is to be formed such that some of the material extends into the trough, locating plastics material upon the material that extends into the trough so as to partially fill the trough with plastics material, and applying heat sufficient to soften the plastics material such that the plastics material consolidates into a desired shape as defined by the shape of the trough.

Abstract: A brassiere cup underwire includes a flexible plastics strip of varied crosswise dimension along its length so that the degree of support offered by the underwire varies throughout its length.