Technology is provided for a garment to facilitate communication between an instructor and an instructee. The garment includes a wearable article and indicia positioned on the wearable article to correspond to a feature of the human body when worn by an instructee. An instructor can refer to the indicia to communicate to the instructee how to move the indicia to a desired position by moving the trainee's anatomical features, thereby achieving a desired anatomical configuration.

An article of apparel providing dynamic support for an appendage of a person is discussed herein. The article of apparel can include a support garment control device configured to provide dynamic support. The support garment control device can include a control lace coupled to a support portion of the article of apparel. In an example, the support garment control device configured to apply a first tension on the control lace, lock the support garment control device at the first tension to inhibit movement of the control lace in response to detecting a change in movement of the person, and unlock the support garment control device after a pre-determined event subsequent to the change in movement of the person.

The disclosure relates to a garment comprising a lower torso portion comprising a front portion, a back portion, and a strap portion configured to couple the back portion and the front portion. The strap portion is fixed to one of the back portion or the front portion at one end thereof and free at the other end thereof, and the free end is configured for being removably coupled to the other of the front portion or back portion. The strap portion is configured for being circumferentially disposed over the pubis mound and between legs of the user. The strap portion comprises a first magnetic closure coupled to the free end thereof and the other of the front portion or back portion to which the strap portion is removably coupled comprises a second magnetic closure.

Protective shoulder pads, having: a neck portion defining a neck opening; shoulder portions attached to the neck portion; and a front panel assembly extending from the neck portion. The front panel assembly includes: a central panel secured to the neck portion in a fixed position and extending downwardly from the neck portion along a centerline of the protective shoulder pad, side panels disposed on opposite sides of the centerline, and a movable panel overlapping the side panels, the movable panel extending transversely relative to the centerline and being movable relative to the central panel and along the centerline, the movable panel being positionable at a plurality of positions relative to the central panel, the plurality of positions including an upper-most position and a lower-most position, an overlapping area between the movable panel and the side panels greater in the upper-most position than in the lower-most positions.

Aspects herein are directed to full-coverage modest swimsuit system that includes features that improve performance and provide full range of motion without sacrificing modesty. In one example aspect, the swimsuit system includes an upper-body garment, a lower-body garment, and a head cover coupled to the upper-body garment. The upper-body garment includes extendable elastic cuffs at each wrist opening and at least one vent opening to provide improved water flow. The lower body garment includes an extendable elastic cuff at each ankle opening and at least one vent opening to provide improved water flow. The upper-body garment may further comprise an integrated bra for support. The head cover also includes a vent opening and a hair management pocket to hold hair in place.

A compression garment configured to be worn over at least a wearer's pelvic area and upper legs is disclosed comprising an upper thigh region, a lower thigh region and a buttock region. An inner surface of each of the upper thigh, lower thigh, and buttock regions comprises a respective plurality of pads. Also disclosed is a compression garment configured to be worn over at least a wearer's shoulders and upper arms, comprising, an upper inner biceps region, an upper inner triceps region, and an outer arm region. An inner surface of each of the upper inner biceps, upper inner triceps and outer arm regions comprises a respective plurality of pads.

A compression garment. A skirt portion, a short portion structurally continuous with the skirt portion, wherein the short portion is configured to adhere to a wearer. The skirt portion is configured to cover at least part of the short portion. The compression garment is seamless at a waistline of the wearer to adhere to the waistline without excessive compression at the waistline when the garment is worn.

Described herein is a launderable moisture management outer wear pant garment for exercise comprising: a moisture management fabric assembly for managing bodily fluid secretions disposed in an internal crotch region of the pant garment so as to closely contact a wearer's skin during use; wherein the moisture management fabric assembly is at least partially attached to a fabric saddle which is fixedly attached to an interior surface of the pant garment along a part or full length of a fabric saddle boundary which is distally located from the crotch region; wherein the fabric saddle and the distal location of the fabric saddle boundary indirectly attaches the moisture management fabric assembly to the outer wear pant garment in a manner that avoids externally visible seams in the crotch region.

Garments with accessible openings are provided, the accessible openings defined between a back torso portion and a back pelvic portion of the garment. When worn on a body, the back pelvic portion has an extendible pelvic region that can transition into a lowered state, which creates or widens a gap between the back torso and back pelvic portions to form the accessible opening for the wearer.