A garment comprises a body covering and support belts arranged on the body covering, the body covering comprising portions for covering joints of a wearer, wherein the support belts are arranged on the body covering to run along a surface of the body of the wearer so that each of the joint-covering portions of the body covering is positioned between one end of either of the support belts and the opposite end thereof, wherein the support belts are attached to the body covering so that the support belts and the body covering are separately and individually stretchable, and wherein the support belts each have a tension (T1) in a direction (S) connecting said one end and said opposite end of either of the support belts, and portions of the body covering that lie below the support belts each have a tension (T2) in a direction parallel to the direction (S).

An undergarment that provides improved seam stretch, includes a center-front pouch, a front-side-and-rear panel and, in some embodiments, a crotch gusset panel. The front-side-and-rear panel is joined to the center-front pouch on either side of the center-front pouch. The center-front pouch is composed of two layers of material, an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner and outer layers and being joined by a center seam of the center-front pouch. In certain embodiments, each leg hem is a combination feature comprising a self-turnback fold, bonded with adhesive stretch tape. In certain embodiments, a seam allowance of the center-front pouch seam of the center-front pouch is folded within the inner layer and the outer layer of the center-front pouch.

A garment that includes one or more grip elements is disclosed. The grip elements, as disposed on a garment, may enable enhanced frictional forces between the garment and an object, such as exercise equipment, with which the garment may make contact. The grip elements may be composite structures disposed on one or more surfaces of the garment and may include an elastomeric and/or rubbery material with grit materials, such as sand, alumina, silicon carbide, or the like, embedded therein. The grit material may be at least partially exposed at the surface of the grip elements and may enhance gripping forces when the grip elements are wet, such as with sweat, compared to grip elements formed by only elastomeric materials. Grip elements may be formed on various portions of a garment separately and then those portions may be attached to each other to form the garment with grip elements.

Socks or stockings including integrated gripping systems include gripping material disposed on external surfaces of a sole of the sock and gripping material disposed on internal surfaces of the sock. In some examples, the integrated gripping systems comprise a first set of gripping dots comprising gripping material applied to external surfaces of the sole of the sock and a second set of gripping dots comprising gripping material applied to internal surfaces of the sole of the sock. In some examples, the integrated gripping systems comprise a knitted fabric including gripping yarn, which includes knitted gripping portions disposed on internal surfaces of the sock and external surfaces of the sock.

This invention provides a comfortable anti-off sock and knitting method thereof, including a sock toe, a sock body and a sock heel; both the sock toe and the sock heel are connected with the sock body; the sock has a first knitting structure and a second knitting structure; the first knitting structure includes a first picking-needle area and a first inserting-needle area located at one side of the first picking-needle area near the sock toe, when the second knitting structure is a picking-needle structure, a second picking-needle area is formed, and the second picking-needle area links the first inserting-needle area; or when the second knitting structure is an inserting-needle structure, a second inserting-needle area is formed, and the second inserting-needle area links the first picking-needle area. When the sock is pulled, the sock can have a more uniform and larger range stretch, which ensures the wrapping performance and wearing comfort.

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a garment that includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body has an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's abdominal area, a second knitting pattern configured to stretch across a portion of a wearer's chest area, a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's back, a first lateral knit region having a third knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's left lateral area, and a second lateral knit region having the third knitting pattern configured to stretch about a portion of the wearer's right lateral area.

This item of male underwear, in the form of boxer shorts or underpants, has, at the front, a moulded central portion (16) and elongate reinforcement elements (20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22) made, for example, from silicone, provided in three areas (A, B, C) of the front face (11), i.e. A support area (A) located at the bottom of the central portion (16), the elongate elements (20, 20) being shaped substantially like a cradle in this area, A control area (B) located at the top of the central portion (16), the elongate elements (21, 21) being shaped substantially like an inverted cradle in this area, A reinforcement area (C) located to each side of the central portion, the elongate elements (22, 22) having, in this area, an inclined direction linking the edges (19) of the central portion (16) to the top of the front face (11) in such a way as to pull the support area (A) upwards and towards the sides.

An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.

The invention relates to a textile item of clothing (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) equipped for ballistic protection. Said textile item of clothing (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) has a knitted structure (1) or a darned structure made of at least two yarns (2, 3), the knitted structure (1) or darned structure having ballistic parts and fire-resistant parts.

An insect-proof, form-fitting undergarment is provided having top and bottom parts formed of selected breathable materials and having omnidirectional stretch properties, and which top and bottom parts may be securely joined at the waist to prevent insect entry. A superfine knitted fabric is utilized to prevent insect bites.