Abstract: A garment includes a waistband having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a concealed surface and an exposed surface. The exposed surface of the first layer configured to be in contact with a skin of a wearer. The second layer includes a concealed surface and an outer portion. The second layer secured to the first layer at an upper and a lower end to form the waistband. The garment further includes a first layer of polymer disposed on the concealed surface of the first layer and a second layer of polymer material disposed on the concealed surface of the second layer such that the first layer releasably engages the second layer.

Abstract: Clothing such as shorts is provided which is capable of fitting to the lower region of the hips of a person and preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising. The clothing includes a stretchable front covering portion and a stretchable back covering portion. A gusset portion disposed between an inner-crotch front portion at the lower end of the front covering portion and an inner-crotch back portion at the lower end of the back covering portion covers the crotch of the person. A body is opened and developed along a back center line of the back covering portion, and in the developed body, with respect to a front center line of the front covering portion, the back center line of the back covering portion is set so that the downward extended line of the back center line approaches the downward extended line of the front center line in a downward narrowing manner.

Abstract: Provided are half corsets and methods of using them. The half corsets provide improved comfort and a quicker way of fastening and unfastening them. The half corsets have a body garment with four sides, two lateral garments, a flap that connects two of the sides with each other via a couple of fastener patches, and at least two support strips. The half corsets are designed to be worn around an individual's abdomen, pelvic region, and upper thighs.

Abstract: A pant—includes front part, a back part and a crotch part, a waist portion and a pair of leg openings. The pant further includes a suspending member formed of elastic material and comprising zones of different elasticity. A first elastic zone having a relatively higher elongation is provided in a longitudinally extending central region of the crotch part, and a pair of second elastic zones having a relatively lower elongation extend along both sides of the first elastic zone at or close to the leg openings in the crotch part. The first and second elastic zones extend to the front part with the second elastic zones extending along both sides of the first zone.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for providing tension in garments for improving privacy control by the wearer. The apparatus incorporates materials having elastomeric properties which may be placed in proximity to a wearer's crotch during operation. The tension is directed to preventing, concealing and/or obfuscating the curvature or shape of private features of the wearer, such as a woman's labia, from visibility through the garment. The apparatus may include one or more components providing tension for privacy control. The apparatus may include angled seams to obfuscate a woman's private features.

Abstract: A compression garment has panels of elasticized fabric joined by seams of flat lock stitching to define, when worn, specific areas of compression, areas of compression being the perineum, caesarian wound area and rectus abdominus muscles or the perineum and the pelvic joints.

Abstract: The invention is for a bodysuit for clothing of a human to assist in comfortable wearing of an orthotic brace. Trouserette sections, an elliptical sanitary voiding aperture, and a loincloth with a pelvic girdle flap elongated end releasably joined to a body sleeve provide the wearer with comfort, modesty, and convenience in sanitary voiding. Stretch cotton/spandex knit cloth, externally overlocked seaming, coverstitched stitches, flat zigzag stitchery, and hook and loop tape fasteners enhance quality and comfort in various embodiments.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a maternal protector. The maternal protector has at least a flexible protection device and a pocket in a pocket positioning material. The pocket receives a portion of the flexible protection device. The pocket positioning material positions the pocket over a mother to allow the protection device to be positioned over at least a portion of the mother's uterus.

Abstract: An energy expenditure garment is made of a variable density fabric having a plurality of zones of differing resistance characteristics. This is accomplished by utilizing threads in the fabric of differing resistance characteristics so that the zones are seamless and blend into each other.

Abstract: An energy expenditure garment incorporates various techniques for providing resistance to the bending movements of the wearer. Such techniques include having a plurality of different types of resistance means. One of the resistance means is weights.

Abstract: An energy expenditure garment includes a body portion and limb portions made of a base fabric and incorporating at least one elastic resistance band which is free of any limb extremity anchor structure. The garment includes structure for retarding slippage of the garment during an exercise while still permitting some degree of slippage.

Abstract: A hosiery item such as tights formed from a pair of joined circularly by knitted tubes. In some areas such as the brief it has knitted regions having courses with curved angular ranges having stich heights. The front of the brief is characterized by high and medium compression stripes at least one of which cross over at its ends to form a ventral panel. same course outside these parts. See, for example, the area forming the briefs of the tights having at least one high compression strip, the ends of which cross over at the front and form a ventral panel.

Abstract: A special elastic pantyhose construction particularly suitable for corpulent women, wherein a single pair of pantyhose leg apparel is provided with a substantially concealed anti-chafing thigh shield portion, so formed as to extend upward from each opposing inward thigh region thereby merging at the crotch area in one essentially contiguous saddle-like formation; said saddle or thigh shield being constructed principally of natural cotton so as to be comfortably absorbent of common body perspiration, while most compatible with the skin; including a preferred embodoiment whereby the saddle is sewn integrally into an otherwise conventional pantyhose, or alternate embodiments whereby the saddle is set forth as an insert portion of the pantyhose; the preferred embodiment substantially concealing the presence of the cotton thigh shield saddle by virtue of the contiguous coverage of the internal applique arrangement.

Abstract: Comfort pants having cushioned buttocks portions. The pants comprise a pair of boxer-like shorts having a rear, reinforced panel including a pair of pads which are disposed on either side of a center line of the rear panel at locations thereon corresponding to those portions of a wearer's buttocks which come into contact when the wearer is seated on a flat surface.

Abstract: A panty hose garment constructed with woven, friction reducing inner-thigh panels and knitted pant and leg portions; the leg portions extending below the knees of the wearer. The inner-thigh panels are of a woven fabric and the panels face or line the inner-thigh regions of the leg portions. The construction and position of these panels will prevent the skin of the wearer from coming through the knitted fabric and will shield the skin of each inner thigh of a wearer from rubbing against the knitted leg portion of the other leg of the garment or against the skin of the other thigh of the wearer. These panels extend downward along the inner thigh from the crotch of the garment part way down the leg portions at least one-half the distance from the crotch to the knee.