A garment has a yoke attached to the garment body, wherein the yoke is formed from a material having stretch and recovery in at least two directions thereof. The material may be formed from a fusible substrate combined with a particular fabric having stretch properties. The yoke may have an inner piece and an outer piece having substantially the same shape and size as the inner piece, and wherein at least one of the inner piece and the outer piece is formed from a material formed from a fusible substrate combined with a particular fabric having stretch properties.

A garment comprising a right leg passageway and a left leg passageway and a trunk portion. The trunk portion has an opening with an edge there through with an associated flap which overlaps the edge of the trunk portion. The trunk portion has at least one coupling strip placed adjacent the edge of the trunk portion opening. The flap has a coupling strip and an absorbent area having an absorbent material being fixedly attached to the absorbent area.

A garment constructed in accordance with the present disclosure provides support to a wearer, while still contouring to the wearer's body. Preferably, the garment is made from a disclosed combination of rigid panels and more elastic panels, with more support on the wearer's front and more elasticity for contouring to the wearer's back and sides. The mesh panels take the natural shape of the wearer's hips and buttocks, supporting the form rather than trying to force the wearer's body into a particular shape.

The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner is an article of loin wear. A patient wears the undergarment with an integral sanitary liner when the patient anticipates liquid discharge in the loin region. The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner is an absorbent structure that absorbs liquid discharges in the loin region. The undergarment with an integral sanitary liner comprises an anterior panel, a posterior panel, an inferior panel, an elastic webbing, a liner, and a plurality of seams. The plurality of seams interconnect the anterior panel, the posterior panel, the inferior panel, and the elastic webbing to form the article of loin wear. The inferior panel forms the absorbent structure of the undergarment with an integral sanitary liner of the article of loin wear. The liner is a sheeting that protects the patient from the liquids in the inferior panel.

An athletic sock for athletes, or those seeking to increase their athletic performance, to reduce the likelihood of lateral-extension ankle sprains and foot and leg cramps, and to reduce the likelihood of aggravating or bring relief from plantar fasciitis. The sock will additionally increase an athlete's vertical jump height and lateral foot speed. The sock enacts tensions on the foot at specific locations causing the foot to dorsiflex. The sock incorporates elastic material from the balls of the feet to an area ranging from the instep to above the ankle to provide tension for dorsiflexion. Elastic material is placed around the ankle and heel for support and protection while maintaining tensile strength that does not inhibit easy application of the sock or the foot's range of motion. Elastic material can be added around the arch of the sock to further reduce the aggravation of, or bring relief from, plantar fasciitis.

A waterproof sock cover apparatus for keeping feet warm and dry in any boot includes a sock body having a foot portion and a cuff portion. The foot portion is configured to receive a user's foot wearing a standard sock and the cuff portion is configured to extend above the standard sock and below a user's knee. The sock body comprises a breathable and soft inner layer, an insulating medial layer continuously disposed around the inner layer, and a waterproof outer layer continuously disposed around the medial layer. A sole is coupled to a bottom side of the foot portion. An elastic band is coupled to the sock body within an upper perimeter of the cuff portion. The elastic band and the surrounding sock body define an elasticized collar configured to secure a user's leg. The sock body is configured to be worn within a boot.

An apparatus is provided for impeding a downward travel of a leg section of a sock by the use of a retainer provided about at least one of a heel of the sock and a heel opening, defined by a heel opening perimeter, of the sock, wherein the retainer impedes the downward travel of the leg section of the sock. A method is provided for the use of the retainer to impede the downward travel of the leg section of the sock.

A pair of men's pants having band-shaped supporting element (4) and frontal supporting part (5), wherein the frontal supporting part (5) centrally arranged on the front side (2) of the pants (1) extends from a crotch region (6) to a waistband (7) of the pants (1), and wherein the band-shaped supporting element (4) continuously extends from the backside (3) of the pants (1) across the sides (8a, 8b) of the pants (1) to the frontal supporting part (5), and wherein the band-shaped supporting element (4) comprises a lower edge (4b), wherein der lower edge (4b) of the band-shaped supporting element (4) has an arcuate course across the right or left groin portions of the wearer, respectively, on the front side (2) of the pants (1), starting from the frontal supporting part (5), and wherein the pair of pants (1) comprises pant legs (10a, 10b), wherein the two pant legs (10a, 10b) extend from the lower edge (4b) of the band-shaped supporting element (4), and the two pant legs (10a, 10b) are firmly connected to the lower edge (4b) of the band-shaped supporting element (4).

A garment cuff protection device for preventing soiling of cuffs includes a panel that is flexible. A coupler is coupled to a first face of the panel and is configured to removably couple the panel to an interior surface of a cuff of a sleeve of a garment. The panel is configured to prevent soiling of the cuff.

This item of male underwear, in the form of boxer shorts or underpants, has, at the front, a moulded central portion (16) and elongate reinforcement elements (20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22) made, for example, from silicone, provided in three areas (A, B, C) of the front face (11), i.e. A support area (A) located at the bottom of the central portion (16), the elongate elements (20, 20) being shaped substantially like a cradle in this area, A control area (B) located at the top of the central portion (16), the elongate elements (21, 21) being shaped substantially like an inverted cradle in this area, A reinforcement area (C) located to each side of the central portion, the elongate elements (22, 22) having, in this area, an inclined direction linking the edges (19) of the central portion (16) to the top of the front face (11) in such a way as to pull the support area (A) upwards and towards the sides.