Aspects herein are directed to a strap system having an adjustable stretch that is suitable for upper body garments, lower body garment, and articles such as bags and articles of footwear. The strap system includes a pair of straps that are coupled together in a face sharing relationship by a coupling mechanism. One of the straps in the pair of straps has greater stretch properties than the other strap. A total stretch of the strap system is adjustable by moving the coupling mechanism along a length of the strap system.

A front-close bra support harness offers adjustable compression for additional support to the user. The front-close bra support harness is layered or added on top of any article of apparel including bras, sports bras, swimwear, lingerie, or any top worn over the breast area. The harness having a variable compression effect around the circumference of the under-breast area, the shoulder area, and support around a portion of the outer-side breast and bottom area of the breast that is specially designed for compressing or tightening around the lower breast, side breast area, and around the rib area of the torso. The contoured material panel around each breast is located at the side and bottom portion of the breast and is coupled to a shoulder strap, a back panel, and an under-breast panel that is secured at the center front area by an adjustable closure mechanism.

The U-Bra Breast Pillow is a strapless women's undergarment that fits around the breast area, fastens in the back, and has a unique memory foam pillow attachment in the front which tucks under large breasts to provide a natural lift. The front center gathering provides comfortable breast separation, adornment, and style. It is a complete breast covering bandeau with an attached under-breast memory foam technology that lifts the breasts and contours the chest without straps, underwire, or buckles. The U-Bra Breast Pillow system aims to contribute positive effects on the back, neck, and shoulder areas by relieving top-heavy tension, defying gravity with frontal support and alleviating tight, downward pulling strap marks from the shoulders that often causes discomfort for individuals with a large, well-endowed chest area. It elevates unsightly sagging breasts, promotes fullness, and provides a sense of freedom and confidence for a fuller, more voluptuous appearance.

The U-Bra Breast Pillow is a strapless women's undergarment that fits around the breast area, fastens in the back, and has a unique memory foam pillow attachment in the front which tucks under large breasts to provide a natural lift. The front center gathering provides comfortable breast separation, adornment, and style. It is a complete breast covering bandeau with an attached under-breast memory foam technology that lifts the breasts and contours the chest without straps, underwire, or buckles. The U-Bra Breast Pillow system aims to contribute positive effects on the back, neck, and shoulder areas by relieving top-heavy tension, defying gravity with frontal support and alleviating tight, downward pulling strap marks from the shoulders that often causes discomfort for individuals with a large, well-endowed chest area. It elevates unsightly sagging breasts, promotes fullness, and provides a sense of freedom and confidence for a fuller, more voluptuous appearance.

New body supporting and enhancing garment techniques are provided. In some embodiments, new types of bras and other garments are provided, along with new sizing systems for fitting them to person's bodies. For example, a new form of bra having a reversible front fastener and a plurality of back bands provided in an under/over configuration, directly abutting one another, and having no gap, or substantially no gap between them. In other embodiments, shoulder straps are provided with location-variable, reversible attachment ends, having reversible fasteners, which engage with the back of a main body of the bra at a plurality of possible attachment positions.

A brassiere includes a back portion, a front portion coupled to the back portion at side areas, straps coupled to the front portion and the back portion, and cup panels included on the front portion and extending to the straps. Each of the cup panels includes a fabric layer and a polymer layer applied to the fabric layer. The polymer layer includes at least one continuous region and at least one discontinuous region. The at least one discontinuous region includes a plurality of openings in the polymer layer. The elastic modulus of the cup panel varies between the at least one continuous region and the at least one discontinuous region.

Sensing devices including sensors such as flexible and stretchable fabric-based pressure sensors, may be associated with or incorporated in garments, such as socks, intended to be worn against a body surface (directly or indirectly). Specific manifestations of a sensing system incorporated in a sock substrate are described in detail. Dedicated electronic devices interface electrically with sensors through intermediate conductive traces, optional conductive bridges, conductive contacts provided in a mounting tab.

A fitness bra in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes first and second cup assemblies, wherein the first and second cup assemblies are connected or connectable to each other, each of the first and second cup assemblies configured with a support assembly including a first support and a second support, a band system configured for coupling the first and second cup assemblies to the body of a user, and a shoulder strap system configured to provide at least one of vertical and diagonal lifting for first and second cup assemblies.

The invention is directed to a flat knit bra comprising two cups (1a, 1b), each cup provided with a neckline zone (2a, 2b), two power slings (4a, 4b) and two wing zones (5a, 5b) and a band (6) having a first and second end (6a, 6b). The neckline zones (2a, 2b) may extend to the band (6) in an overlapping fashion. The power sling (4a, 4b) is comprised of a double layered knit material. The band (6) is branches from a common centre region (16) into more than one band zones (7,8,9,10). One band zone (7,8) extends to the ends (6a, 6b) of the band (6) and at least one other band zone (9,10) extends into each of the wings (5a, 5b).

An adjustable bra and method of adjusting the same are provided. The adjustable bra includes a bra garment with a plurality of garment adjusters. Each garment adjuster is configured to adjust at least one adjustable bra feature relating to at least one of the fit or support of the bra garment. The adjustable bra also includes an adjustment mechanism configured with a plurality of adjustment positions. The adjustment mechanism is movable between a plurality of positions corresponding to the garment adjuster position of each garment feature and the adjustment mechanism also includes a singular adjustment point configured to move the garment adjusters between different positions. A corresponding method of adjusting the adjustable bra is also provided.