The invention relates to a brassiere 40 customized for a user comprising two cups 41, 42 for each receiving a breast of the user, each cup 41, 42 being made of an elastic material, characterized in that each cup 41 42 is detachable and in that the brassiere comprises for each cup 41, 42 an element 26 for fitting the cup to the shape of the breast in the form of a curved rod 20 produced according to the measurements of the user said curved rod being designed to contour the entire length of the shape of the inflammatory fold of the user, and extending from the vicinity of the sternum of the user to the vicinity of the armpit of the user such that said curved rod 20 stretches the cup 41, 42 in such a way that it moulds the shape of the breast.

A method and apparatus for measuring a measurement of a two-dimensional (2D) pattern receives a plurality of points in a space in which a 2D pattern of clothing is displayed, determines an attribute of an area in which the points are included, measures a length of a line segment using the points based on the determined attribute of the area, and outputs the length of the line segment.

Disclosed are methods and systems for generating a customized garment design. The method, when executed by a processor, comprises first retrieving a user signal about a user, identifying a user style comprising at least a preferred garment category for the user by analyzing the user signal, and retrieving a group of features for the preferred garment category, where each of the features is associated with at least one style variable. The method further comprises identifying at least one preferred style value for each of the style variables based on the user signal, generating one or more candidate garment feature sets by selecting one or more combinations of preferred style values for each style variable, and generating the customized garment design by selecting a garment feature set from the one or more candidate garment feature sets.

Aspects herein are directed to a support garment testing system comprising a torso form having a motion tracking sensor associated with one or more breast structures of the torso form. A support garment is secured to the torso form, and the torso form is mounted on a motion platform that, when actuated, causes displacement of the breast structures. The amount of displacement is measured by the sensor, and the data is used to assign a level of support provided by the support garment.

A novel and useful system and method for measuring an article of clothing (AOC) that may include one or more of an apparel expander (AE) having at least one expansion chamber configured to be inserted into at least one cavity of the AOC and to receive an operating fluid (OPF), a fluid distribution unit (FDU) coupled to the AE and configured to control a supply of the OPF to, or from, the apparel expander, at least one sensor configured to detect contours of the AE when at least a portion of the AE is situated within the at least one cavity of the AOC and form corresponding sensor information, and at least one controller configured to control the FDU to supply the OPF to the AE to expand the AE when at least a portion of the AE is situated within the at least one cavity of AOC, obtain the sensor information from the at least one sensor, reconstruct a three-dimensional (3D) model of the at least one AOC based upon the detected contours of the AE obtained from the sensor information, and form digital size information (DSI) including information related to the reconstructed three-dimensional model.

A novel and useful system and method for ascertaining a desired fit for at least one article of clothing (AOC) for a user using a digital size measurement that may include one or more of at least one memory, at least one rendering device which may include at least one of a speaker or a display, at least one controller configured to obtain digital size certificate information (DSCI) comprising digital size information (DSI) related to at least one of form of the at least one AOC and corresponding identification information related to the at least one AOC from the at least one memory, reconstruct a 3D model of the at least one AOC in accordance with the DSI, render the 3D model on the at least one rendering device, modify the 3D model in accordance with an input of the user, form desired fitting DSI (DSI.sub.DF) in accordance with the modified 3D model, and may store the DSI.sub.DF in the at least one memory.

A novel and useful system and method for ascertaining a desired fit for at least one article of clothing (AOC) for a user using a digital size measurement that may include one or more of at least one memory, at least one rendering device which may include at least one of a speaker or a display, at least one controller configured to obtain digital size certificate information (DSCI) comprising digital size information (DSI) related to at least one of form of the at least one AOC and corresponding identification information related to the at least one AOC from the at least one memory, reconstruct a 3D model of the at least one AOC in accordance with the DSI, render the 3D model on the at least one rendering device, modify the 3D model in accordance with an input of the user, form desired fitting DSI (DSI.sub.DF) in accordance with the modified 3D model, and may store the DSI.sub.DF in the at least one memory.

A device to facilitate placement of accoutrements on a uniform.

A device to facilitate placement of accoutrements on a uniform.

Systems, methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture for garment construction and size selection are disclosed.