Garment Compression Paneling for Waist Shaping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing swimsuits and garments lack flexibility and targeted compression, making it difficult to put on and off, and often result in undesirable bulging at the leg openings while failing to provide a curvy, hourglass shape by effectively lifting the bust, reducing the waist, and flattening the stomach without compressing the hips and buttocks.
Innovation Solution
A garment design featuring an outer layer with a higher elastic modulus compression layer and a lining layer, allowing for adjustable waist sizing through lacing or zippers, and strategically placed compression panels to achieve an hourglass shape without compromising ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a compression lining is used to smooth the body, then the body shape is improved, but the garment becomes tight and difficult to put on and off
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into an outer garment and an undergarment with compression lining. The undergarment can be removed independently, allowing the compression effect to be maintained while enabling easy access to the outer garment for putting on and taking off without removing the compression lining.
Solution Approach 2:
The undergarment acts as an intermediary layer between the wearer's body and the outer garment. It provides the compression effect while the outer garment can be freely accessed and adjusted without removing the undergarment, solving the contradiction between compression and ease of operation.
2Shape
If a sewn or bonded compression lining is used, then the stomach is smoothed, but the lining lacks flexibility and creates undesirable bulging at the leg opening
Solution Approach 1:
The compression lining is strategically placed only in the stomach area to provide targeted smoothing, while the leg opening area uses different material properties that allow flexibility and prevent bulging. Each region has optimized local characteristics for its specific function.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment uses composite construction with different fabric types in different regions. The compression lining uses materials with specific elastic properties for stomach smoothing, while the outer fabric and leg opening use materials with different characteristics to maintain flexibility and prevent bulging, creating a composite structure that addresses multiple requirements simultaneously.
3Shape
If a compression lining is used to reduce waistline, then the waist is reduced, but the hips and buttocks are also compressed which is not desired
Solution Approach 1:
The compression lining is designed with varying degrees of compression in different regions. The waist area receives targeted compression to reduce the waistline, while the hip and buttock areas use the outer garment's structure and material properties to maintain their natural shape without excessive compression, achieving localized shaping effects.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design provides a comfortable, easy-to-wear garment that effectively enhances the body's curves by lifting the bust, reducing the waist, and flattening the stomach while maintaining a natural fit and preventing bulging, suitable for various body types.
Implementation Method 1
The compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than the lining material
Data Source
AI summary
A garment includes a front panel and a back panel that each include an outer fabric layer and an inner fabric layer. The back panel is coupled to the front panel at first and second seams such that the respective inner surfaces of each of the respective inner fabric layers face each other. The back panel includes a torso portion of the back panel inner fabric layer and lacing extending across the centerline of the back panel configured to adjust a waist to hip ratio of a wearer. The torso portion of the back panel includes a right compressive panel formed from the compression layer material extending from the first seam towards a centerline; a left compressive panel formed from the compression layer material extending from the second seam towards the centerline; and lining material extending between the right compressive panel and the left compressive panel.