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A garment includes at least one garment panel made of a fabric including a first yarn having a first denier and a second yarn having a second denier, the first denier being greater than the second denier. The first yarn forms an auxetic structure comprising a pattern of interconnected segments on th

A garment includes at least one garment panel made of a fabric including a first yarn having a first denier and a second yarn having a second denier, the first denier being greater than the second denier. The first yarn forms an auxetic structure comprising a pattern of interconnected segments on the garment panel. The second yarn forms a fill portion extending between the interconnected segments of the auxetic structure.

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1. A garment comprising: at least one garment panel comprising a fabric including a first yarn having a first denier, a second yarn having a second denier, and a third yarn comprised of elastane fibers and having a third denier, the first denier greater than the second denier, the first yarn and the

1. A garment comprising: at least one garment panel comprising a fabric including a first yarn having a first denier, a second yarn having a second denier, and a third yarn comprised of elastane fibers and having a third denier, the first denier greater than the second denier, the first yarn and the third yarn forming an auxetic structure comprising a pattern of interconnected segments defining cells, each cell having an interior area, wherein both the first yarn and the third yarn form each of the interconnected segments, the second yarn and the third yarn forming a fill portion extending between the interconnected segments of the auxetic structure in the interior area of each cell, wherein the second yarn and the third yarn are stitched together such that at least 75% of the interior area of each cell is covered by the second yarn or third yarn and less than 25% of the interior area exposes direct openings through the fabric. 2. The garment of claim 1 wherein the garment panel is an auxetic panel or a near auxetic panel. 3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the pattern of interconnected segments forms a pattern of reentrant shapes. 4. The garment of claim 3, the at least one garment panel including a first garment panel provided on a torso portion and a second garment panel provided on a limb portion. 5. The garment of claim 4, the first garment panel positioned on the torso portion such that a bar defined by each of the reentrant shapes is oriented in a latitudinal direction, and the second garment panel positioned on the limb portion such that the bar defined by each of the reentrant shapes is oriented in a longitudinal direction. 6. The garment of claim 1 wherein the pattern of interconnected segments forms a pattern of hourglass shapes. 7. The garment of claim 1 wherein the fabric is a warp-knit fabric. 8. The garment of claim 1 wherein the auxetic structure is raised relative to the fill portion on a first side of the fabric. 9. The garment of claim 8 wherein a second side of the fabric is substantially smooth relative to the first side of the fabric. 10. The garment of claim 9 wherein the first yarn is exposed on the first side of the fabric but not on the second side of the fabric, and the second yarn is exposed on both the first side and the second side of the fabric. 11. The garment of claim 1 wherein the first yarn is comprised of a material selected from the group comprising nylon, polyester, and thermoplastic polyurethane. 12. The garment of claim 1 wherein the first denier is less than 300 and the second denier is less than 100. 13. A garment comprising: at least one panel comprising a first material having a first modulus of elasticity and a second material having a second modulus of elasticity, the first modulus of elasticity greater than the second modulus of elasticity;an auxetic structure provided by the first material on the panel, the auxetic structure comprising a pattern of reentrant shapes; anda fill portion provided by the second material on the panel, the fill portion formed by a plurality of stitches positioned inside of each reentrant shape of the auxetic structure;wherein the fill portion is a base layer of the at least one panel and the auxetic structure is an auxetic layer positioned on the base layer; andwherein the base layer and the auxetic layer are provided as a warp-knit fabric, the auxetic layer exposed a first side of the fabric but not exposed on a second side of the fabric. 14. The garment of claim 13 further comprising a third material comprised of elastane incorporated into the auxetic structure and the fill portion. 15. The garment of claim 13 wherein the panel is an auxetic panel or a near auxetic panel. 16. A garment comprising: a torso panel comprised of a fabric including an auxetic structure and a fill portion, the auxetic structure including a plurality of interconnected segments defining a repeating pattern of reentrant shapes, each of the reentrant shapes including parallel end segments defining a bar direction, the fill portion formed by a plurality of stitches positioned inside of each reentrant shape of the auxetic structure, wherein the bar direction is arranged in a latitudinal direction on the torso panel; anda limb panel connected to the torso panel, the limb panel comprised of the fabric including the auxetic structure, the bar direction of the auxetic structure arranged in a longitudinal direction on the limb panel;the fabric including a first yarn having a first denier, a second yarn having a second denier less than the first denier, and a third yarn comprised of elastane fibers, the parallel end segments of the auxetic structure comprised of the first yarn and the third yarn, and the fill portion comprised of the second yarn and the third yarn. 17. The garment of claim 16 wherein the fabric is a warp-knit jacquard fabric wherein the auxetic structure is raised relative to the fill portion on one side of the fabric, and an opposite side of the fabric is substantially smooth. 18. The garment of claim 14, wherein each of the reentrant shapes define an interior area, wherein the second material and the third material are knit together such that at least 75% of the interior area of each reentrant shape is covered by the second material or the third material and less than 25% of the interior area exposes direct openings through the at least one panel. 19. The garment of claim 1 wherein the fill portion is a base layer of the fabric and the auxetic structure is an auxetic layer positioned on the base layer, wherein the fabric is a warp-knit jacquard fabric with the auxetic layer exposed a first side of the fabric but not exposed on a second side of the fabric.