Abstract: Clothing for the upper half of a body is provided, which makes it possible to reduce distortions of the body and alleviate fatigue by simply wearing the clothing and leading a usual life. A distortion reducing portion formed with a plurality of strip portions exhibiting a constrictive power stronger than that of a main body cloth is provided. The distortion reducing portion comprises one pair of strip portion sets each having at least three strip portions aligned so as to incline in the same direction. The pair of strip portion sets are arranged symmetrically while intersecting each other. The clothing also has at least two surrounded portions surrounded by a plurality of strip portions. The structure provided with such a distortion reducing portion improves the activity balance between the spinal column and muscles of the wearer. This corrects distortions in the body of the wearer and reduces the difference in hardness of muscles between the right side and left side in the back part of the wearer.

Abstract: Shorts 1 as an example of a garment with a crotch comprises a main part 10; a pubic part 20 for covering a vicinity of a pubic bone; an upper edge end part 30 formed downward convex so as to extend obliquely upward on left and right sides from a center lower end portion 30a on an upper side of the pubic part 20; band-shaped first tightening parts 40a, joined to the pubic part 20 and upper edge end part 30, extending to the rear face side of the main part 10 while covering greater trochanters 73; second band-shaped tightening parts 40b covering a portion extending from any location over a sacrum to a lumbar spine to vicinities of left and right greater trochanters; and strongly tightening parts 50 disposed so as to cover the greater trochanters 73.

Abstract: A posture-improving support garment according to an embodiment of the present invention is one comprising: a main body section 10 covering at least the upper body; and a beltlike straining section 20 having a straining force stronger than that of the main body section 10, wherein the straining section 20 extends right and left downward from at least any one of the seventh to ninth thoracic vertebrae, passes via lower portions of the right and left ribs, and joins at a center of the lower abdomen, and wherein at the center of the lower abdomen, a center line of the straining section 20 is located between the navel and the upper end of the pubis.

Abstract: Clothing for the upper half of a body is provided, which makes it possible to reduce distortions of the body and alleviate fatigue by simply wearing the clothing and leading a usual life. A distortion reducing portion formed with a plurality of strip portions exhibiting a constrictive power stronger than that of a main body cloth is provided. The distortion reducing portion comprises one pair of strip portion sets each having at least three strip portions aligned so as to incline in the same direction. The pair of strip portion sets are arranged symmetrically while intersecting each other. The clothing also has at least two surrounded portions surrounded by a plurality of strip portions. The structure provided with such a distortion reducing portion improves the activity balance between the spinal column and muscles of the wearer. This corrects distortions in the body of the wearer and reduces the difference in hardness of muscles between the right side and left side in the back part of the wearer.