Abstract: Female clothing such as a brassiere which is represented by a foundation having a cup unit having a breast support feature and a shape retaining feature and which comprises a breast retaining member (10) provided along a lower peripheral edge (1) and a side peripheral edge (2) and provided with a curved breast shape correcting and hardening region formed by molding a knitting fabric of thermoplastic synthetic resin fibers, the retaining member (10) being formed with a sectionally semicircular, curved strip (13) projecting outwardly and extending in the curved breast shape correcting and hardening region of the retaining member (10) and in parallel with the lower peripheral edge (1) and the side peripheral edge (2) of the cup unit, or being formed, instead of the curved strip (13), with a tensioned slender plain weave rubber string (14) sewn to the inner surface of the region, the curved strip (13) having an elastic resin bar (16) inserted into a recessed groove thereof, thereby providing female clothing which

Abstract: A brassiere cup of a resilient fibrous material intermixed with a resin formed by cooperating male and female die parts with the male die having a pad formed over the apex. The die parts are heated to a temprature above the softening temperature of the resin while said pad is maintained at a temperature below the softening temperature of the resin whereby the cup upon removal from the mold will have a thin peripheral portion and the material at the apex will expand to provide an apex of greater thickness.