A pushup pad for brassieres, dresses, tops, athletic wear, swimwear, and other garments. The right and left pads are mirror images of each other and not interchangeable. The pad enhances the cleavage of cup sizes D and above without substantially adding volume.

A knit sock includes a foot portion having an upper instep area and a lower sole area integrally knit of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales. The lower sole area defines inner and outer arch regions. The inner arch region incorporates a targeted compression zone adapted to reside generally adjacent an inner arch of a wearer's foot. The compression zone includes axially extending compression ridges of variable length spaced apart from a top of the compression zone to a bottom of the compression zone. When the sock is worn, a compression force applied by the foot portion within the targeted compression zone is greater than the compression force in directly adjacent areas of said foot portion.

Disclosed herein is a reversible neckline shapewear garment that can be worn forwards or backwards, depending on the wearer's preference. The reversible shapewear garment described herein includes two necklines, wherein the first neckline may extend under the wearer's breasts and the second neckline may extend across or above the wearer's breasts. Advantageously, this reversible garment may be worn backwards or forwards by the wearer while contouring to the natural body without creating visible lines or bulges of fabric or losing shape. Also disclosed herein are methods of assembling and wearing the reversible neckline shapewear garment.

A garment with compression-generating sections includes: at least one body section including a portion that is tubular when the garment is worn; and at least one compression-generating section. The body section is stretchable so as to fit a wearer's body. The compression-generating section is disposed in such a manner that, when the garment is worn, it is located above a body region where skin sagging occurs and extends in a direction along Langer's lines. The compression-generating section has lower stretchability than the body section at least in an insertion direction in order to increase compression provided by a portion of the garment where the compression-generating section is disposed.

A lower torso apparel item having an offset side seam is provided herein. The lower torso apparel item includes a front panel and a back panel, with left and right side seams that are offset from the inseam of the apparel item. In some examples, such as a pair of shorts, the front and back panels are assembled to provide left and right leg openings, with the left side seam on an anterior portion of a wearer and the right side seam on an anterior portion of a wearer.

A torso binder to be worn around the user's clothed torso. The binder has two inner panels that hug the clothed torso and closes in the middle of the front torso area with a hook and loop devise. The second two outer panels close around the inner panels, from the left to the right and in front of the torso binder with a hook and loop devise as well. The back center panel of the binder has a pouch on the right side, which is clear and used for storage. The front right outside panel has a storage pocket. Two leather straps wrap around the binder from the center back, and tie in the front.

Boxer shorts (1) including a pants portion (2) made of a textile fabric, which pants portion (2) includes: A front part (3) that includes a central panel (4) intended to cover the genital organs of a wearer, and two front side parts (5a) (5b), each intended to cover at least part of the front surface of one leg of the wearer; A rear part (6) that includes a rear panel (7) intended to cover at least the majority of the buttocks of the wearer, and two rear side parts (8a) (8b), each of which is intended to cover at least part of the rear surface of one leg of the wearer; and A middle part (9) intended to cover at least one upper portion of the inner surfaces forming the crotch of the wearer; which boxer shorts (1) are noteworthy in that the rear panel (7) and the middle part (9) display at least one degree of expandability that is substantially greater than the corresponding degree of expandability of the front part (3) and of the two rear side parts (8a) (8b).

A lower body garment with shaping benefits is provided. The lower body garment may comprise an outer garment and a control panel inside the outer garment, such that the control panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. The control panel may have a rectangular shape and line a full circumference of an interior waist of the outer garment. Further, the control panel may be anchored to the outer garment at a top edge seam of the outer garment. In certain aspects, the lower body garment may be a legging, pant or skirt.

Articles, such as garments, including films comprising dried aqueous polyurethane dispersions are disclosed, whereby the garment has an altered stress which is exhibited during wear of the garment. The film may be bonded to the fabric of the article to provide a fabric or film laminate.

A stocking includes a stocking body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the stocking body defines an opening at the proximal end. The stocking body defines a longitudinal axis. The stocking body also defines an anterior portion and a posterior portion. A first layer of sleeves is disposed on an exterior of the stocking body and includes a first sleeve coupled with the anterior portion and a second sleeve coupled with the posterior portion. A second layer of sleeves is disposed on an exterior of the stocking body and includes a third sleeve coupled with the anterior portion and a fourth sleeve coupled with the posterior portion. Each of the first, second, third, and fourth sleeves have at least one opening defined therein and are oriented longitudinally relative to the stocking body.