A bra cup for a bra includes an inner layer of material configured to face a wearer's breast when the bra is worn and an outer layer of material configured to face away from the wearer when the bra is worn. An outer face of the inner layer of material is adjacent an inner face of the outer layer of material. A thin polymer web is disposed on the outer face of the inner layer of material. A bra including the bra cup and a method of manufacturing the bra cup are also disclosed.

Articles of apparel and methods of making articles of apparel that include one or more thread layers made by winding a continuous thread around anchor points. In some embodiments, the articles of apparel can include multiple pieces of material, with each piece including a thread layer. In some embodiments, the article of apparel can be steamed to shape the one or more thread layers.

A cup with hollow lower bowl includes a cup body, the cup body is divided into an upper bowl and a lower bowl integrally formed with the upper bowl, a cradle extends from the lower bowl, and a plurality of ventilation notches are defined at intervals at a joint of the lower bowl and the cradle. A one-piece cup with hollow lower bowl includes a connection portion and two sub-cups with hollow lower bowl, the two sub-cups with hollow lower bowl are symmetrically arranged and are integrally formed with the connection portion, and each of the two sub-cups with hollow lower bowl is configured as the above cup with hollow lower bowl.

The disclosure relates to a bra comprising two cups for accomodating the breasts of a user in which each cup is constituted by a piece of extensible textile material in the form of a substantially planar sheet when the bra is not worm, wherein a major part of the surface of the sheet is cut along a plurality of notches with a limited length arranged all around an inner part of the sheet in such a manner as to form a reversibly deformable structure suitable for being deployed to the front in a direction substantially transversal to the plane of the sheet under the effect of the weight of the breasts when the bra is being worn, causing this sheet to assume a volume conforming to the shape of the breasts and capable of supporting the breasts.

Aspects herein are directed to a bra with multiple pockets positioned at different locations on the bra to provide a variety of storage options. The bra comprises one or more portions comprised of layers of material where the pocket spaces are formed between the layers of material. The layers of material of the different portions are joined along their perimeter edges except for one or more select areas that form openings in communication with the pocket spaces.

The disclosure relates to a support for a brassiere cup. The support has a shape partially surrounding a breast of a wearer, and has a three-dimensional structure extending simultaneously along x-direction, y-direction and z-direction of a Cartesian coordinate system. The disclosure also relates to a brassiere cup including said support, and a method for manufacturing a brassiere cup. In addition, the disclosure also relates to a supporting bracket of a brassiere cup, a brassiere cup including said supporting bracket, a method for manufacturing a supporting bracket, and a method for manufacturing a brassiere cup.

A sport bra having an adjustable underband tightening assembly is provided herein. The sport bra comprises a front portion having a pair of breast covering structures, a pair of shoulder straps, and a front underband segment comprising a first wing extending away from a first side of the front underband segment and terminating in a first free end and a second wing extending away from a second side of the front underband segment and terminating in a second free end. The sport bra further comprises a back portion having a central body portion, a pair of shoulder straps secured to the shoulder straps of the front portion, and a back underband segment unaffixed to the front underband segment in an un-worn configuration.

A brassiere and method of making including a front portion configured to receive the breasts of the wearer and a back panel including a first lateral side affixed to the front portion and a second lateral side affixed to the front portion. The back panel includes an inner fabric layer configured to contact the wearer's skin, an outer fabric layer opposing the inner fabric layer, and reinforcing panels positioned between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer. A first reinforcing panel extends from the first lateral side, a second reinforcing panel extends from a second lateral side and a third reinforcing panel extends between, but not in contact with, the first and second reinforcing panels.

A bra structure comprises two cups connected to each other. Each cup has an apex area and a peripheral area. A wing extends from the edge of each peripheral area. The ends of two wings, which are far away from the cups, can be fastened together. A single piece of a seamless 3D fabric substrate, such as a spacer fabric or a sandwich fabric, is compression-molded to integrally form two cups and two wings. After compression-molding, the 3D fabric substrate has a greater thickness in the apex area than in the peripheral area. The bra structure is seamless, air-permeable, thin, lightweight, pressure-free, and comfortable. Further, the bra structure is fast to fabricate and low in fabrication cost.

A sport bra having an adjustable underband tightening assembly is provided herein. The sport bra comprises a front portion having a pair of breast covering structures, a pair of shoulder straps, and a front underband segment comprising a first wing extending away from a first side of the front underband segment and terminating in a first free end and a second wing extending away from a second side of the front underband segment and terminating in a second free end. The sport bra further comprises a back portion having a central body portion, a pair of shoulder straps secured to the shoulder straps of the front portion, and a back underband segment unaffixed to the front underband segment in an un-worn configuration.