Vented support structures for garments and garments with vented support structures are described. The support structures are made of silicone or soft plastic. The support structures include one or more openings that allow the body heat of the wearer to pass through the support structure. The support structures are placed in the garment in a region that is required to provide support to the wearer and is prone to perspiration. A method of making such support structures, which includes forming holes in a cured silicone support structure either before the silicone is cured or thereafter is also described.

A support garment that provides upper and lower support for the breasts of a wearer through the use of alternating struts and openings to create a webbed configuration is provided. The first support area comprises an upper support portion made up of a first structural configuration comprising a plurality of alternating struts and openings. The upper support portion is located above breast cup portions of the support garment. The second support area comprises a lower support portion located below the breast cup portions. The lower support portion includes a second structural configuration comprising a plurality of alternating struts of openings.

Disclosed herein is cooling sports bra that provides both support and cooling effect to a wearer. The cooling sports bra comprises a front panel configured to cover a chest area of a human torso. The front panel includes a first layer forming an outer surface, a second layer forming an inner surface, and a pair of front cooling pads are placed between the first and second layer. The front cooling pads are either fixed to the second layer or removable between the first and the second layer. The cooling sports bra further comprises a back panel coupled to the front panel, and the back panel includes at least one back cooling layer of a size and shape either fixed or removably attached to an inner surface of the back panel. The cooling sports bra further comprises a base support band coupled to the front and back panel.

A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be positioned along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion includes a cup for supporting a wearer's breast. The cup comprises a fabric layer and a printed layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and a second side opposite the first side. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer and forms a discontinuous layer defining covered fabric areas and noncovered fabric areas exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is different than an elastic modulus of the noncovered fabric areas. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer in a pattern configured to provide the cup with an elastic modulus gradient.

Aspects herein provide for a modesty support garment structure comprising varying layers of construction in different areas of the support garment. The modesty support garment comprises a breast contacting portion, an upper chest portion, a back portion, and a pair of shoulder straps. The upper chest portion is positioned superior to the breast contacting portion. The back portion is connected to the breast contacting portion by a pair of side portions, and the pair of shoulder straps extend from the upper chest portion to the back portion. The breast contacting portion comprises a three-layer construction comprising an outer layer, an inner layer, and a spacer mesh material positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer, which provides modesty to the breast contacting area. Additionally, the upper chest portion comprises a two-layer construction comprising an inner layer and an outer layer.

A device for separating and spacing breasts to reduce perspiration is provided. The device is designed primarily for use with a female undergarment, but may be used without an undergarment. The device elevates and separates the breasts from each other. Placement of the device under the breast elevates the breast to separate the skin on the underside of the breast from the skin of the user's torso. Airflow under the breasts is greatly enhanced by the device, with additional airflow provided by way of spaced apertures positioned along the device. The device has a hollow interior which may be filled with a cooling gel.

An engineered bra having preconfigured lockout and stretch zones with different stretch properties is provided. The different stretch properties may be achieved by adjusting one or more knitting or weaving techniques and/or materials throughout the bra, with at least a first portion of the bra including a common feature between multiple regions. The knit or woven bra may include varying knit or woven structures within the zones, varying the modulus of elasticity of the yarns used to form the zones, and/or varying the modulus of elasticity of the knit or woven material through specific knit stitch orientation or woven technique. In further aspects, different stretch properties correspond to individual yarn placement, integrated knit or woven structures such as channels, pockets, or shaping, and/or additional integrated knit or woven aspects used to create lockout in a first zone and stretch characteristics in an adjacent, second zone.

Aspects herein are directed to a bra having a front portion formed with multiple layers of mesh to provide a supportive, modest bra that is breathable, lightweight, and quick drying. The front portion includes an interior support panel assembly having a first panel made of a mesh material and a second panel made of a spacer mesh material that is adjacent and external to the first panel. The front portion also includes an upper support panel made of a spacer mesh material and a lower support panel made of a mesh material that each are positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly. The upper support panel and the lower support panel are each defined by a top edge and a bottom edge, and at least a portion of the upper support panel bottom edge may be positioned superior to the lower support panel bottom edge.

An athletic bra includes a support panel shaped to include first and second cups. Grooves are formed into the panel to provide areas of increase flexure and/or stretch. A textile layer can be secured to the support panel.

An athletic bra includes a support panel shaped to include first and second cups. Grooves are formed into the panel to provide areas of increase flexure and/or stretch. A textile layer can be secured to the support panel.