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.

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.

A female outer sports garment includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a breast support member. The front panel has a left section and a right section. The breast support member comprises a pair of bra cups configured to support a user's breasts. The front panel and the rear panel are joined together to form a neck opening, a waist opening, and two arm openings. The pair of bra cups are separated from each other. The pair of bra cups are attached to the left section and the right section of the front panel, respectively.

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.

The present invention relates to a functional bra (1), in particular a maternity and/or nursing bra, comprising a front section (10) shaped to cover at least a portion of a chest area of a wearer, including a pair of cup portions (5) shaped to accommodate respective ones of breasts of the wearer, and a back section (6) shaped to cover at least a portion of a back of the wearer. In order to ensure breathability without compromising support, at least one of the cup portions (5) and the back section (6) is formed from knit fabric with different knit structures representing zones of different breathability such as at least a cool zone (3) and a support zone (2), wherein the cool zone (3) is adapted to cover a sweat-sensitive area on skin of a wearer, and has a different knit structure than the support zone (2) with a higher breathability.

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.