Garments are provided with an integral athletic jersey (e.g., of a variety having shoulder straps) formed of one fabric material and a hooded portion joined to the jersey at a neckline seam thereof which is formed of a different fabric material. According to certain embodiments, the fabric material forming the jersey portion is a woven fabric of synthetic yarns or blends of synthetic and natural yarns which provide a visual sheen to the jersey, whereas the fabric material forming the hooded portion may be a knit jersey fabric (e.g., a knit fleece of natural cotton yarns and/or yarns of cotton blended with synthetic fibers).

A protective garment is disclosed that is reusable and can be relaundered over 70 times. The garment is made from a single layer barrier fabric. Any seams on the protective fabric are covered with a seam tape. The seam tape can include an adhesive layer, a cover layer, and an optional film layer positioned between the cover layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer can be a crosslinkable polyester polymer.

Golf gloves having a modified construction for ease of manufacture and improved flexibility, comfort and fit are provided. In one preferred embodiment, the glove contains seamless gussets provided between finger stalls. Preferably, the seamless gussets are made using a single piece of material sewn between the finger stalls of the glove. Additionally, the golf glove construction may include a palm piece that forms the palm of the golf glove, including the palm side of the finger stalls and also wraps around the finger stall for the index finger of the golfer to for the back of the index finger stall too. The golf glove construction may also feature a back piece that covers the back of the hand except for the finger stall for the index finger and an elastic knuckle region. A bridge may connect a back portion with the back finger portions of the back piece to reduce over stretching of an elastic knuckle region of the glove.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the arts garment, and, in particular, ballet tights for adults and adolescents for use during classes, rehearsals, and performances. The subject tights offer a redesign of the existing waistband by one or more of, and preferably all of, the following: removing the elastic component of the traditional waistband, and Nylon the use of flat and thinner seams, extra soft yarn with a tight knit weave, a V-shape seam to follow the natural female pelvic structure, a crotch size to fit most, if not all, vagina shapes and sizes, a double layer moisture wicking built-in underwear with G-string and a full back in the rear, and appropriate cut outs on the bottom of foot.

An article provided with reflective yarn has a sheet-shaped object, a reflective yarn is disposed on a front side of the sheet-shaped object, the reflective yarn is arranged along a second direction to form a reflective line strip with a plurality of short reflective lines, a plurality of first arc portions and a plurality of second arc portions, the short reflective lines are arranged along the second direction; one ends of two adjacent short reflective lines are connected by one of the first arc portions, and the other ends of two adjacent short reflective lines are connected by one of the second arc portions; at least two upper threads sewn on the sheet-shaped object along the second direction; the reflective line strip being pressed and held on the front side of the object by the upper threads.

The technology described herein relates to breathable, vented, and insulating garments. More particularly, the technology described herein relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Openings along seams between the insulating chambers may achieve evaporative moisture or air transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment. In an aspect, the openings along the seams are offset with interior openings, wherein the interior openings are connected to the exterior openings by a passage between garment layers.

Provided is a garment comprising fabric and at least one seam, said garment comprising at least one vibrotactile actuator configured for producing a vibrational pattern based on audio and/or messaging information provided by an information signal from an external device. The vibrotactile actuator is contained within the seam. Also provided is a system, circuit and method for transmitting audio and/or messaging information to a user. The system comprises the garment, the external device, and a conversion unit comprising a microcontroller that converts the audio and/or messaging information into a driving signal to be provided to the vibrotactile actuator. The circuit comprises the microcontroller and the vibrotactile actuators coupled to one another by a ribbon of a flexible material. The method evaluates the delay between the vibrational pattern produced by the vibrotactile actuator and acoustic and/or visual signals produced by the external device based on the audio and/or messaging information.

Pant leg construction where two panels of fabric, front and back panels, are joined along a vertical seam to form a pant leg and where the bottom of the pant leg are trimmed specifically to a particular elliptical shape configured in the pant leg lower perimeter and associated seam sewn at the bottom of the pant leg where the resulting shape is configured to touch the top of the shoe in front and extend lower in the back to conceal the heel with the appearance of an aesthetically pleasing gentle curve from lower back to upper front when worn reducing wear of the pant let between the ground and the heel of the foot or shoe.

The assembly and release apparatus and method utilizes a C-shaped clip defining a channel and a smaller slot extending along the channel, both open at at least one end, attachable to a first location on a garment. A pin of the apparatus is slidably receivable in the channel through the open end to assemble the C-shaped clip and the pin together. The pin has a tab or strip that extends through the slot, for attaching the pin to a second location on the garment. The apparatus includes at least one detent element associated with one of the C-shaped clip and the pin, cooperatively engageable with the other of the C-shaped clip and the pin for retaining the pin in the channel, and releasable in a predetermined manner to allow slidably removing the pin from the channel through the open end, to provide a quiet and rapid manner of operation.

An athletic garment comprising an envelope pocket positioned along an upper portion of the garment and configured to secure objects is disclosed. The envelope pocket may be comprised of a compression material that may secure stored objects in place. In one embodiment, an envelope pocket may be opened from the bottom and disposed along the rear, upper portion of the garment. The pocket opening may be positioned such that an athlete may reach around his or her back and quickly and ergonomically insert and retrieve balls from the pocket. The envelope pocket may be constructed such that the stored objects and balls do not impede an athlete's movement during athletic activity.