A lining fabric (3) for a clothing article (1). The lining fabric (3) is hygroscopic to ensure good wearing comfort, and has sufficient dimensional stability to allow washing in a household laundry machine. The lining fabric (3) is made from yarns (6) containing or consisting of Lyocell filaments (7). The Lyocell filaments (7) have an average linear density of less than 1.5 dtex, preferably less than 1.4 dtex and even more preferred, less than 1.3 dtex. The washing shrinkage after five washings is preferably less than 4% in each of two perpendicular directions.

A textile barrier apparatus includes an inner layer comprising an aqueous super absorbent polymer composition (SAP) and first and second outer textile layers attached to opposite sides of the inner layer. A landfill version includes an odor neutralizer, a biocide and/or a nutrient to support vegetation. A fire barrier version has the first and second outer textile layers including water permeable membrane and a fire retardant treatment. A planting groundcover version includes a patterned thickness of SAP corresponding to a planting pattern and a nutrient to support vegetation.

A textile barrier apparatus includes an inner layer comprising an aqueous super absorbent polymer composition (SAP) and first and second outer textile layers attached to opposite sides of the inner layer. A landfill version includes an odor neutralizer, a biocide and/or a nutrient to support vegetation. A fire barrier version has the first and second outer textile layers including water permeable membrane and a fire retardant treatment. A planting groundcover version includes a patterned thickness of SAP corresponding to a planting pattern and a nutrient to support vegetation.

A lower body garment, such as athletic shorts or sweat pants for use during physical activity, comprises an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer has a waist opening and two leg openings and is made of a first material. The inner layer has a waist opening and two leg openings and is made of a second material, such as a material that is more elastic than the first material. A pocket extends from an opening in the outer layer through the inner layer to a cavity underneath the inner layer. The pocket comprises one or more panels that are attached to the inner layer in a manner so that contents in the cavity of the pocket may be compressed against the leg of a wearer by the inner layer.

A lining for items of clothing, footwear and accessories, including a fabric with a plurality of channels which are alternated with ribs, the channels at least partly have a differentiated width.

A lining for items of clothing, footwear and accessories, including a fabric with a plurality of channels which are alternated with ribs, the channels at least partly have a differentiated width.

The invention proposes a system for reversibly fastening a decorative lining on the flexible surface of a leathercraft article enabling a regular, precise and immediate alignment. The system comprises a male part constituting a rigid brooch having decorative piercings and having a fastening face bearing N fastening buttons, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1, each button comprising a shank and a free bulging end wider than the shank, and at least one lug for translationally locking the decorative lining; a female part comprising as many button holes as the male part comprises buttons, each button hole being designed, in use, to be fastened in a permanent manner on the surface made of flexible material and to maintain in a reversible manner the bulging end of a button; the or each locking lug being intended to engage, in use, in an orifice cut into the decorative lining.

The invention proposes a system for reversibly fastening a decorative lining on the flexible surface of a leathercraft article enabling a regular, precise and immediate alignment. The system comprises a male part constituting a rigid brooch having decorative piercings and having a fastening face bearing N fastening buttons, N being an integer greater than or equal to 1, each button comprising a shank and a free bulging end wider than the shank, and at least one lug for translationally locking the decorative lining; a female part comprising as many button holes as the male part comprises buttons, each button hole being designed, in use, to be fastened in a permanent manner on the surface made of flexible material and to maintain in a reversible manner the bulging end of a button; the or each locking lug being intended to engage, in use, in an orifice cut into the decorative lining.

Mesh fabric panels that provide a compressive force to a wearer's mid-section and tummy-covering garments equipped with the mesh fabric panels are disclosed. The mesh fabric panels can be formed of a material having a suitable rigidity for providing the compressive force. The mesh fabric panels include left and right panels adapted to be stitched or otherwise affixed to left and right front sections, respectively, of a garment such as a pant, a dress, a skirt, shorts, swimwear, or the like. Each of the left and right mesh fabric panels includes a seam side edge adapted to be affixed to a corresponding seam side of a tummy-covering garment, a fly side edge adapted to be affixed to a fly facing of the garment, a waist edge, and a bottom edge. The left and/or right mesh fabric panel may be a dual layer panel.

Hard armor plate pouches incorporated in a ballistic vest carrier cover that has armor panel pockets with side openings and waist panels. The pouches are attached to the carrier cover outer layer inside the armor pockets with access through the outer layer. In one configuration, the pouch is a single fabric sheet attached to the outer layer around the sheet perimeter. In another configuration, the pouch is a bag that hangs freely in the pocket. The pouch is accessed via a lateral opening or a vertical opening in the outer layer that is closed by an openable fastener, such as a zipper, hook and loop fastener, or snaps. The vertical opening can be hidden behind a placket. Optionally, the waist panels have side pouches that have openings at the side or the top.