초록 ▼

A garment comprises an outer shell and a support unit integrally secured thereto by an adjustable securement to allow an upper band of the support unit to expand and contract about a wearer of the garment relatively freely of the waistband of the outer shell so as to avoid collapsing it. The outer s

A garment comprises an outer shell and a support unit integrally secured thereto by an adjustable securement to allow an upper band of the support unit to expand and contract about a wearer of the garment relatively freely of the waistband of the outer shell so as to avoid collapsing it. The outer shell garment may thus be presented as a tailored, smooth finished garment with no indication that the support unit is beneath and the need to use a stretch fabric in the outer shell waistband is thereby alleviated, facilitating the look of a high quality tailored piece of clothing having a smooth, non-gathered waistband. Integration of the support unit into the outer shell also allows a closure and one or more stays of the support unit to be properly aligned or offset from the outer shell as needed to minimize or prevent bulges or lines in the outer shell.

대표청구항 ▼

[We claim:] [1.]an outer shell having a waistband;a support unit having mechanical stretch properties for providing a wearer of the garment with bodily support, the support unit defining all upper band; andan adjustable securement attached to the outer shell waistband and the upper band of the suppo

[We claim:] [1.]an outer shell having a waistband;a support unit having mechanical stretch properties for providing a wearer of the garment with bodily support, the support unit defining all upper band; andan adjustable securement attached to the outer shell waistband and the upper band of the support unit the adjustable securement having mechanical stretch properties facilitating substantially independent expansion and contraction of the support unit relative to the outer shell waistband.