A bra and method of manufacturing the same that is designed to (1) provide the optimum level of support, comfort, fit and coverage to a wearer of the bra, (2) visually enhance the wearer's figure by preventing cup gaping and side and top overflow or bulging, and (3) improve the breathability of the bra, thereby reducing sweat and irritation of the skin on or around the wearer's breasts. The bra of the present disclosure comprises bra cups that include intermediary flexible layers that are configured such that they allow the bra cups to stretch and contract to accommodate and fit snugly around the wearer's breasts.

A device for separating and spacing breasts to reduce perspiration is provided. The device is designed primarily for use with a female undergarment, but may be used without an undergarment. The device elevates and separates the breasts from each other. Placement of the device under the breast elevates the breast to separate the skin on the underside of the breast from the skin of the user's torso. Airflow under the breasts is greatly enhanced by the device, with additional airflow provided by way of spaced apertures positioned along the device. The device has a hollow interior which may be filled with a cooling gel.

A clothing article for breast support is shown and described. The clothing article for breast support with removable underwire includes a front portion having two breast support sections. At least one underwire is removably secured around a lower perimeter of each of the two breast support sections, wherein the underwire is a single piece. A strap system is secured to the top of each of the breast support sections. The strap system is further secured to a side of each breast support, wherein the straps are connected to opposite sides of each breast support section.

An underwire for use in a brassiere, and the associated brassiere, the underwire including a generally arcuate base member having a first end, a central segment, and a second end, and a spiral boning member fixedly attached to the base member, where the spiral boning member has a greater flexibility than a flexibility of the base member.

An underwire for use in a brassiere, and the associated brassiere, the underwire including a generally arcuate base member having a first end, a central segment, and a second end, and a spiral boning member fixedly attached to the base member, where the spiral boning member has a greater flexibility than a flexibility of the base member.

A breast support has a supporting bracket being made of hard and elastic material, integrally formed as a single part, and having two arc-shaped frame plates. An outer end of each arc-shaped frame plate bends inwardly to form a holding portion. With the breast support, contact area between the breast support and two breasts of a wearer is greatly reduced. Thus, discomfort due to sweltering and sweating can be avoided. Moreover, the breast support is stably mounted on a chest of the wearer and holds lower portions of the two breasts. Therefore, the breast support does not fall from the wearer due to the loss of stickiness. Accordingly, the breast support is able to push the breasts upward and inward and prevents the breasts from expansion and sagging.

In one embodiment, a garment having a cup portion with two cups, a body portion integrated with the cup portion, and a band are disposed on the garment such that is extends beneath the cup portions. The band is either on the body portion or adjacent the body portion. The garment also has support structures with a configuration, each following proximately a contour of the lower part of its respective cup, wherein a portion of the support structure is formed on and fixed to the band and a portion of the support structure extends on the body of the garment and is attached thereto. As such the support structure configuration is approximately arcuate. The garment also has additional control regions. The control is provided by fabric or materials that have less stretch than the body fabric from which the body of the garment is made.

This invention relates to undergarments for use in active environments, where the wearer of such an undergarment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these undergarments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.

A brassiere including a first cup, a second cup, a first underwire having a first free end and a first joining end opposite to the first free end, the first underwire being curved and at the first cup, and a second underwire having a second free end and a second joining end opposite to the first free end, the second underwire being curved and at the second cup, wherein the first joining end of the first underwire is connected to the second joining end of the second underwire, and wherein the first joining end of the first underwire crosses the second joining end of the second underwire.

A brassiere includes a first brassiere cup having a first support structure. The first support structure includes a first set of at least two support segments separated by at least one first region that is free of the first set of at least two support segments. The first set of at least two support segments lining a bottom periphery of the first brassiere cup. The brassiere further includes a second brassiere cup having a second support structure. The second support structure includes a second set of at least two support segments separated by at least one second region that is free of the second set of at least two support segments. The second set of at least two support segments line a bottom periphery of the second brassiere cup. A center gore of the brassiere is coupled between the first brassiere cup and the second brassiere cup. The first set of at least two support segments and second set of at least two support segments comprises carbon graphite.