Examples of a fastener integrated with a fabric spacer are disclosed. The fastener comprises a first part with a first fastening member that has an eyelet with a base secured to a top surface of a first tape. The bottom surface of the tape is bonded to a fabric spacer. The fastener further comprises a second part with a second fastening member that has a hooking end. The second fastening member is secured to a second fabric. The hooking end of the second fastening member is configured to releasably engage the eyelet of the first fastening member to bring close together the first part and the second part of the fastener.

Designing garments that include brassiere cups can be challenging due to the natural fluctuation of a woman's breast size, as well as a possible disconnect between the size of her breasts and the size of the rest of her body. The high range of size variability places pressure on stores to stock inventories that include great ranges of sizes. This places an inventory risk to the store, since rarer sizes may never sell. The disclosed garment addresses these issues by including a fit-adjustable brassiere portion. The cups of the fit-adjustable brassiere portion include fit-modifying panels that increase their flexibility and elasticity. The rear side of the fit-adjustable brassiere portion includes a back adjuster with highly elastic regions that enables the brassiere portion to fit a broader range of chest sizes. Each of these features give the garment a more universal fit and enable stores to carry fewer sizes.

Disclosed is a brassiere comprising: left and right bust sections, each comprising a top section and a bottom section; a rear member having a first end and a second end and configured to be adjustable in length to vary a distance between the first end and the second end; left and right shoulder straps connecting the top section of each of the left and right bust sections to the first end of the rear member; a chest band connecting the bottom section of each of the left and right bust sections to the second end of the rear member; and first and second adjustment mechanisms for adjusting a length of the chest band. The first and second adjustment mechanisms are positioned on respective first and second sides of the second end of the rear member. Also disclosed is a kit comprising a brassiere and a plurality of cup inserts.

A bead for use with a string bikini has a body with a front face in a rear face, a first passageway extending through the body and a second passageway extending through the body. These first and second passageways intersect and the bead is collapsible so as to move the front face toward the rear face. The passageways are adapted for receiving the strings of a string bikini so as secure the strings in the position relative to each other. The bead allows for tying a string bikini in a number of unconventional ways. The present invention also provides a string bikini with such a bead, and method for using a securing a string bikini.

Aspects herein are directed to a strap system having an adjustable stretch that is suitable for upper body garments, lower body garment, and articles such as bags, and articles of footwear. The strap system includes a pair of straps that are coupled together in a face sharing relationship by a coupling mechanism. One of the straps in the pair of straps has greater stretch properties than the other strap. A total stretch of the strap system is adjustable by moving the coupling mechanism along a length of the strap system.

An adjustable bralette for supporting breasts of a wearer of the bralette includes: first and second cups each having a pointed top apex and a lower portion having a wraparound support portion; and an adjustable support band. The adjustable support band has: adjustable straps comprising a slidable length adjuster, each of the straps being connected, at one end, to one pointed top apex of one of the cups, and an adjustable length lower support band portion arranged at the lower portion of the first and second cups and wrapping at least partially around the wearer.

A clothing back buckle, includes an inner lining cloth, a plurality of fasteners provided on a surface of the inner lining cloth, and an outer sleeve bag sleeved outside the inner lining cloth. The outer sleeve bag is a cylindrical cloth bag with one end open, and first slits corresponding to the fastener and for the fastener to go through are provided on the outer sleeve bag. The clothing back buckle adopts the outer sleeve bag to sleeve outside the inner lining cloth so that the outer sleeve bag completely covers the inner lining cloth. No sharp fracture or firm feel exists on the left and right sides of the clothing back buckle since no sewing seam is provided, the user thus feels more comfortable and harmonious when wearing the bra.

A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body.

A garment for supporting a breast load of a wearer is described. The garment includes a ribcage enclosure for encircling a ribcage of the wearer. The ribcage enclosure has a length, a width, a lower edge, an upper edge, a first end, a second end, and a thickness, and further includes a breast sheath integral with the ribcage enclosure and sharing the upper edge. The breast sheath is sized and shaped to receive the wearer's breast and the breast sheath includes an engineered bracing integrally formed therein. The engineered bracing conforms to the ribcage of the wearer in a horizontal direction and conforms to an underside of a breast of the wearer in a vertical direction. The garment may be formed by additive manufacturing technology.

The present application discloses a bra assembly including a pair of bra cups, a first clip, a second clip and a removable strap. The pair of bra cups includes a first bra cup and a second bra cup. The first clip is coupled to the first bra cup. The second clip is coupled to the second bra cup. The removable strap includes a third clip at a first end and a fourth clip at a second end, wherein the first clip is coupled to the second clip during strapless mode, wherein the first clip is coupled to the third clip and the second clip is coupled to the fourth clip during strap mode. Two method for using the aforementioned bra assembly are also disclosed.