A garment

Abstract

A garment comprises a neck opening for receiving a neck of a wearer and a supportive inner layer having a body portion and a pelvic portion. The pelvic portion includes leg openings for receiving a respective leg of a wearer and a crotch portion extending between the leg openings. At least one of the body and pelvic portions includes an elastic material to impart compression on a wearer. The garment also comprises a decorative outer layer, with the inner layer attached to the outer layer only at or adjacent to the neck opening. The outer layer is made from a different material to that of the inner layer and does not impart compression on the wearer.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a U.S. national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. § 371 from International Application PCT / GM2019 / 053346, filed on 27 Nov. 2019, and published as WO 2020 / 157444 on 6 Aug. 2020, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Great Britain Application No. 1901347.3, filed on 31 Jan. 2019, the benefit of priority of each of which is claimed herein, and which application and publication are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to garments.[0003]Conventional “shapewear” or “control wear” garments temporarily alter areas of the wearer's body by applying compression to those areas. They are often used in the fashion industry to contour the silhouette of the wearer for aesthetic purposes. Typically, they help the wearer's body appear firmer and narrower.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]According to the invention, there is provided a garment comprising a nec...

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Benefits of technology

[0027]The inner layer providing an anti-static property helps reduce the build-up of triboelectric charges between the inner layer and the outer layer (i.e. it reduces the phenomena of static electricity between the two layers). In turn, this reduces the tendency for the garments to “cling” together, further improving the ability of the outer layer to easily drape over the inner layer.

[0028]The inner layer providing an anti-perspiration property helps to “wick” (i.e. absorb and move) sweat from the body of the wearer to the outer surface of the inner layer.

[0029]The inner layer providing an anti-microbial property helps to prevent growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria, which might otherwise produce unpleasantries such as odour.

[0030]The inner layer providing a high breathability property helps to circulate air through the inner layer to make the wearer feel cool in hot climates or environments.

[0031]The body portion may comprise body sub-portions positioned in the body portion so as to wrap around the

Problems solved by technology

Without support from the inner layer of the garment, such are

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