A fastening mechanism that is integrated with the material of an article of clothing is described. The article of clothing, preferably a sock or glove, is treated with a chemical agent and a press to form a fastening mechanism for holding or coupling of multiple articles of clothing or manufacture. The fastening mechanism of one article of clothing can then be matched to an interlocking fastening mechanism of another article of clothing thereby joining the two articles of clothing together. The chemical agent and subsequent fastening mechanism is generally desired to be non-reactive and is preferably resistant to water and heat. This allows the article of clothing to be worn and washed as normal without a loss of functionality.

A garment having a configurable pouch is disclosed. The garment includes the improvement of a pouch configured to fold over a pair of opposing pockets positioned on a front side thereof. The pouch comprises a sheet of material, or flap being attached to the garment. The flap is attached to the garment along a lateral seam extending about an area of the garment beneath the opposing pockets. The flap can be configured to hang downwardly from the lateral seam, with the opposing pockets being exposed. Alternatively, the flap can be configured vertically about the garment and engaged with one or more securing elements such that the flap is configured to form a pouch covering the opposing pockets. Other features and embodiments will be further described in the appended detailed description.

An infant swaddling garment assembly for selectively positioning the arms of an infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant includes an infant garment, which comprises a torso section to which is attached a plurality of sleeves that includes a left arm sleeve and a right arm sleeve. The torso section and the left and right arm sleeves receive a torso and arms of an infant, respectively. The torso section has an upper edge, which is open and which defines a neck opening. A connection assembly releasably attaches the left and right arm sleeves at respective selectable positions on a front side of the torso section. The connection assembly thus enables selectively positioning of the arms of the infant in a releasably secured condition against the torso of the infant.

An infant clothes includes a back piece having a front side respectively connected to a left front fly and a right front fly, at least one part at a back side of the left front fly has a first fastening operation zone, at least one part at a front side of the right front fly has a second fastening operation zone capable of being mutually fastened with the first fastening operation zone; wherein, the first fastening operation zone has a restraining fabric having plural restraining hairs or a terry fabric having plural fibriform loops, and the second fastening operation zone correspondingly has a terry fabric or a restraining fabric; when the restraining fabric contacts the terry fabric, the restraining hairs are buckled and restrained with the fibriform loops for allowing the left and the right front flies to be fastened and positioned.

A swaddle blanket and band are described. The blanket and band may be used alone or in combination. The blanket and band may utilize panels of hook and loop fasteners (e.g., silent hook and loop fasteners) that may be sewn onto a base fabric to allow for ease of swaddling. In addition, the blanket may utilize a strap that folds and attaches to itself to form a loop to secure a lower portion of the blanket and provide size adjustability/remove excess slack.

A bathing apparatus for use during a bathing process of a child includes a bath tub support and an absorbent fabric for covering a portion of the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process. The absorbent fabric includes an absorbent body portion coupled to the bath tub support. The body portion is configured to be positioned in direct contact with a skin of the child to warm the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process.

A bathing apparatus for use during a bathing process of a child includes a bath tub support and an absorbent fabric for covering a portion of the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process. The absorbent fabric includes an absorbent body portion coupled to the bath tub support. The body portion is configured to be positioned in direct contact with a skin of the child to warm the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process.

Examples of a baby garment with diaper support are described. The diaper support comprises a back panel and a front panel. The back panel is connected to the inner side of a back part of a garment along a waist portion. The front panel is connectable to an inner side of the front part of the garment along the front part of the waist portion. The diaper support further has a fastener with a first element and a corresponding second element. When the first and the second elements are separated, the diaper support is in an open configured to allow a user to put on a diaper and when the first and the second elements are joined together, the diaper support in in a close configuration supporting a weight of the diaper.