Shirt manufactured with planar or non-planar plastic placket stays to reduce or eliminate placket droop and are positioned within said shirt during the manufacturing of said shirt, and where a portion of said stays may extend beyond said plackets behind the front panel(s) of said shirt to prevent placket rollover, and a kit to retrofit shirt to the make same.

A garment including a body having a first garment portion and a second garment portion, and a releasable fastener configured to releasably couple the first garment portion to the second garment portion. The garment further includes a covering flap movable between a covering position wherein the covering flap covers the releasable fastener and a retracted position wherein the covering flap does not cover the releasable fastener. The garment has a magnetic fastener system configured to selectively retain the covering flap in the covering position.

A bridal wear for use at venues where the bride may desire to get wet, such as the beach or swimming pool, while still maintaining the appearance as the bride, the bridal wear having a water resistant garment 104 and a water resistant bridal wedding train 102 attachable to the garment 104 with an attachment system utilizing a double-pronged hook type attachment device 106 and a heart-shape eye as a corresponding attachment device 108 to connect with the double-pronged hook.

A button assembly that includes a button and a removable screw is provided. A method of attaching a button to a garment is provided. The method includes a step of placing a portion of the garment between the button and a removable screw, a step of penetrating the portion of the garment with the removable screw such that the removable screw is engaged with the garment, and a step of engaging the removable screw with the button.

A button assembly that includes a button and a removable screw is provided. A method of attaching a button to a garment is provided. The method includes a step of placing a portion of the garment between the button and a removable screw, a step of penetrating the portion of the garment with the removable screw such that the removable screw is engaged with the garment, and a step of engaging the removable screw with the button.

An attaching apparatus, which attaches an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, includes at least one pair of first holding members configured to hold an attachment object; and a first die configured to hold the attachment object at a terminal of a die main body. The first die moves such that the attachment object, held at the at least one pair of first holding members, is held at the terminal of the die main body and then the attachment object is placed onto the fabric. The attachment object is transferred from the at least one pair of first holding members to the first die at a position distanced away from the fabric.

A button apparatus for clothing, including a plate for constituting a button, a needle including a wide end and a tip for sewing the plate to the clothing, and a string, a first end thereof being fixed to the plate, and a second end thereof being fixed to the wide end of the needle.

There is provided an apparatus for affixing buttons to garments. Buttons have been around for many years and are still a very common mechanism for the closure or attachment of garments. Buttons can be either damaged or break loose from its threaded bonding source requiring replacement. There is provided an apparatus for affixing a button to a garment's fabric using a circular disk with two prongs. When circular disk is aligned with the button holes, the prongs extend from the lower side of the circular disk and is manually pushed through the button hole openings piercing the garment fabric and extending through the underside of garment. The two prongs extending through the button and garment are bent inwardly to create a cohesive bond. The underside of the circular disk abutting the top of the button is coated with adhesive inhibiting movement or slippage of the button from the circular disk.

An attaching apparatus, which attaches an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, includes at least one pair of first holding members configured to hold an attachment object and a first die configured to hold the attachment object at a terminal of a die main body. The first die moves such that the attachment object, held at the at least one pair of first holding members, is held at the terminal of the die main body and then the attachment object is placed onto the fabric. The attachment object is transferred from the at least one pair of first holding members to the first die at a position distanced away from the fabric.

Methods and apparatus are provided for affixing hardware components to garments. Hardware components are provided with an operative component and an adhesive surface. The operative component interacts with one or more other operative components and/or with one or more other features of the garment (e.g. with cords, straps or the like connected to the garment and/or with the fabric of the garment) and/or with one or more external devices. The adhesive surface is bonded to a corresponding interior surface of a fabric layer of the garment using an adhesive located between the adhesive surface and the corresponding surface of the fabric layer. The hardware component is projected from an interior of the fabric layer, through an aperture defined by the fabric layer, and to an exterior of the fabric layer.