A garment is provided from two separate modular, substantially mirror-imaged portions, such that the torso section of a wearer may be selectively exposed, front or back, by grasping an exposed edge of an out one of the modular portions, pulling that edge to access and edge of the other modular portion, which is then pulled in the opposite direction to expose a portion of either the wearer's lower torso or buttocks region.

A lower torso garment has a genital portion or gusset having a single layer panel or a double layer panel including inner and outer layers. The genital portion includes at least one pair of darts extending from a crotch region to at least a lower front part of the pelvic portion to provide comfort and/or support to the wearer. In a double layer panel, may have a single dart on an inner layer and a single dart on an outer layer.

There is provided a garment comprising a frontward access aperture portion defining a substantially centrally located access aperture; and an interiorly located barrier panel fastened between lateral edges of the frontward access aperture portion. In use the interiorly located barrier panel is substantially taught such that the interiorly located barrier panel bears against the genitals to substantially prevent the genitals from inadvertently protruding from the access aperture; and the interiorly located barrier panel pulls inner edges of the access aperture towards each other so as to substantially close the access aperture. Furthermore, the interiorly located barrier panel defines an upper downward deflectable edge such that the wearer may insert a finger through the access aperture to deflect the deflectable edge downwards to allow access to the genitals so as to be able to pull at least a portion of the genitals through the access aperture.

An apparel is provided that includes a body and a cradle. The body includes a front side, a rear side, a bottom, a top, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The bottom of the body defines a pair of leg openings. The top of the body has a waistband. The inner surface of the body defines an inside of the body. The cradle includes a looped band. The looped band is coupled to the inner surface of the body at the front side such that the cradle is entirely on the inside of the body. The looped band is configured to hold and a support a penis therein.

An underwear brief comprising an undergarment comprising a second waistband and position holder straps that are designed to hold a shirt down in place while inside the pants.

Articles and methods for obtaining measurements for the design and/or manufacture of personalized and/or customized clothing, and/or alteration of existing patterns or clothing, and for measuring and/or monitoring one or more parameters, such as size(s), shape(s) and dimension(s), of one or more aspects of a body of the wearer of the article. The articles include a stretchable material interwoven with sensors and/or conductive fibers. The articles include socks, bodysuits, bras, gloves, hats, and so forth. The personalized and/or custom-fitted clothing includes shirts, suits, pants, shorts, dresses, skirts, bras and other undergarments, sleepwear, socks, shoes, gloves, hats, exercise/active wear, protective wear (e.g., helmet, shoulder pads, body armor, etc.), and so forth. The articles and methods may further be used for health and fitness assessment.

Articles and methods for obtaining measurements for the design and/or manufacture of personalized and/or customized clothing, and/or alteration of existing patterns or clothing, and for measuring and/or monitoring one or more parameters, such as size(s), shape(s) and dimension(s), of one or more aspects of a body of the wearer of the article. The articles include a stretchable material interwoven with sensors and/or conductive fibers. The articles include socks, bodysuits, bras, gloves, hats, and so forth. The personalized and/or custom-fitted clothing includes shirts, suits, pants, shorts, dresses, skirts, bras and other undergarments, sleepwear, socks, shoes, gloves, hats, exercise/active wear, protective wear (e.g., helmet, shoulder pads, body armor, etc.), and so forth. The articles and methods may further be used for health and fitness assessment.

An illuminating undergarment carries a series of illuminating devices for emitting light and presenting a glow from underneath an outer garment. The undergarment can be tailored in any suitable form factor, such as a slip for placement under a skirt or skirt portion of a dress or other form factors for use under dresses, blouses, pants, etc. The undergarment comprises a series of illuminating device retention members affixed to a surface of the undergarment body. The undergarment body can be sectioned into segments, enabling changes in length and/or shape. The illuminating devices are removably attached to the undergarment by the retention members. The illuminating devices can be arranged in a random pattern, a pattern representing an object, a pattern representing text, etc. and any combination thereof. The illuminating devices can be powered by a portable power supply and controlled by a circuit and/or a switch.

An illuminating undergarment carries a series of illuminating devices for emitting light and presenting a glow from underneath an outer garment. The undergarment can be tailored in any suitable form factor, such as a slip for placement under a skirt or skirt portion of a dress or other form factors for use under dresses, blouses, pants, etc. The undergarment comprises a series of illuminating device retention members affixed to a surface of the undergarment body. The undergarment body can be sectioned into segments, enabling changes in length and/or shape. The illuminating devices are removably attached to the undergarment by the retention members. The illuminating devices can be arranged in a random pattern, a pattern representing an object, a pattern representing text, etc. and any combination thereof. The illuminating devices can be powered by a portable power supply and controlled by a circuit and/or a switch.

Undergarment provided for sports practice, which includes a resilient fabric which is fit on the body while exerting compression in order to limit the oscillations of the muscle tissues during the practice of the sport, characterized in that it has areas (102, 104, 106, 112, 114, 116, 132, 134, 142a, 142b, 144) having different levels of resilience, each of these areas contributing levels of compression adapted to the muscle tissues that they cover, including higher compression when these muscle tissues present greater oscillations from the outset.