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A garment has an upper sleeved section extending above a waist line, and a lower section with legs extending downwardly from the crotch of a lower torso section. For freedom of motion, the upper section has an upper torso stretch panel encircling the waist line. Entry into the garment is provided th

A garment has an upper sleeved section extending above a waist line, and a lower section with legs extending downwardly from the crotch of a lower torso section. For freedom of motion, the upper section has an upper torso stretch panel encircling the waist line. Entry into the garment is provided through a zippered front access opening which departs from an imaginary centerline extending between the neck opening and the crotch of the garment. The zipper path has a first segment which extends along the centerline for at least an inch, and then follows a curved radiused path segment to a second path segment which extends from the centerline less than 90 degrees from the first and which crosses the waist line and descends along the leg to a position about even with the crotch. The curved segment has a radius of at least three times the chain width of the zipper.

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1. A garment comprising: an upper section extending upwards from a waist line to a neck opening, wherein the upper section has an upper torso section with two sleeves which extend outwardly from the torso section;a lower section extending downwardly from the waistline having a lower torso section, h

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A garment comprising: an upper section extending upwards from a waist line to a neck opening, wherein the upper section has an upper torso section with two sleeves which extend outwardly from the torso section;a lower section extending downwardly from the waistline having a lower torso section, having two legs which extend downwardly from the lower torso section which join the lower torso section at a crotch, wherein a front centerline extends from the crotch to the neck opening;a zipper extending from the neck opening across the waistline to the lower torso section, wherein a portion of the zipper extends along a side of the garment spaced sidewardly from the front centerline, the zipper having two columns of engageable teeth, which, when engaged with each other define a chain with a width, wherein the zipper extends along a zipper path, and wherein the zipper path has a first upper segment which extends downwardly and which is at least one inch long, and a second lower segment which extends across the waistline, the second lower segment extending at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the front centerline, and the zipper path having a radiused segment which connects the first upper segment to the second lower segment, the radiused segment being a curved path segment with a radius of at least three times the zipper chain width; anda stretch panel forming a portion of the upper section and defining a portion of the upper torso section which extends above the waist line, with the lower section having a first level of stretch in the direction of the front centerline towards the neck opening, and the stretch panel having a second level of stretch in the direction of the front centerline towards the neck opening, wherein the second level of stretch is greater than the first level of stretch. 2. A garment comprising: an upper section extending upwards from a waist line to a neck opening, wherein the upper section has an upper torso section with two sleeves which extend outwardly from the torso section;a lower section extending downwardly from the waistline having a lower torso section, having two legs which extend downwardly from the lower torso section which join the lower torso section at a crotch, wherein a front centerline extends from the crotch to the neck opening;a zipper extending from the neck opening across the waistline to the lower torso section, wherein a portion of the zipper extends along a side of the garment spaced sidewardly from the front centerline, the zipper having two columns of engageable teeth, which, when engaged with each other define a chain with a width, wherein the zipper extends along a zipper path, and wherein the zipper path has a first upper segment which extends downwardly and which is at least one inch long, and a second lower segment which extends across the waistline, the second lower segment extending at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the front centerline, and the zipper path having a radiused segment which connects the first upper segment to the second lower segment, the radiused segment being a curved path segment with a radius of at least three times the zipper chain width; anda stretch panel forming a portion of the upper section and defining a portion of the upper torso section which extends above the waist line, wherein the lower section is comprised of a first material, and the stretch panel is comprised of a second, different material, the second material being a stretchable fabric of greater stretch than the first material. 3. The garment of claim 2 wherein the first upper segment extends downwardly along the front centerline. 4. A garment comprising: an upper section extending upwards from a waist line to a neck opening, wherein the upper section has an upper torso section with two sleeves which extend outwardly from the torso section;a lower section extending downwardly from the waistline having a lower torso section, having two legs which extend downwardly from the lower torso section which join the lower torso section at a crotch, wherein a front centerline extends from the crotch to the neck opening;a stretch panel forming a portion of the upper section and defining a portion of the upper torso section which extends upwardly from the waist line; wherein the lower section is comprised of a first material, and the stretch panel is comprised of a second, different material, the second material being a stretchable fabric of greater stretch than the first material; anda zipper extending from the neck opening on the centerline across the waistline to the lower torso section, wherein a portion of the zipper extends along a side of the garment spaced sidewardly from the front centerline, wherein the zipper extends along a zipper path which crosses the stretch panel, and wherein the zipper path has a first upper segment which extends downwardly, and wherein a side angle is defined between planes extending through the front centerline and the side of the garment, this angle being 90 degrees, and wherein the zipper path extends towards a side to within 80 percent of the side angle at or before it crosses the waist line. 5. The garment of claim 4 wherein the zipper has two columns of engageable teeth, which, when engaged with each other define a chain with a width, wherein the zipper path first upper segment extends along the front centerline at least one inch long, and the zipper path has a second lower segment which extends across the waistline, the second lower segment extending at an angle of greater than 90 degrees with respect to the first upper segment, and the zipper path having a radiused segment which connects the first upper segment to the second lower segment, the radiused segment being a curved path segment with a radius of at least three times the zipper chain width. 6. The garment of claim 4 wherein the first upper segment extends downwardly along the front centerline.