Body Sculpting Garment with Zone-Specific Compression Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing body sculpting garments, such as swimsuits, often lack flexibility and fail to provide targeted compression, leading to difficulties in putting them on and off and resulting in undesirable bulging at the leg openings, while also not effectively achieving the desired hourglass shape.
Innovation Solution
A garment design featuring a front panel with a compression layer having a higher elastic modulus than the outer fabric, coupled with a self-lining material, and a back panel with arcuate compression portions separated by lining material, providing superior hold and sculpting benefits while allowing easy donning and doffing through zippers or lacing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a compression lining is used to smooth the body, then the desired hourglass shape is achieved, but the garment becomes tight and difficult to put on and take off
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into multiple panels (front panels, back panels, side panels) with different compression characteristics. The front panels contain compression lining in specific zones (bust, waist, stomach) while side panels have reduced or no compression, creating segmented compression zones that allow easier entry while maintaining shaping effects.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the garment have different compression properties. The compression lining is strategically placed in specific zones (bust, waist, stomach) rather than uniformly across the entire garment, providing localized shaping where needed while maintaining flexibility and ease of entry in other areas.
2Shape
If a tighter compression lining is used to smooth the stomach, then the stomach flattening effect is improved, but the garment produces undesirable bulging at the leg opening
Solution Approach 1:
The compression lining is configured with specific zone control, providing strong compression in the stomach area while reducing or eliminating compression at the leg openings. This localized compression approach flattens the stomach without creating bulging at the legs.
Solution Approach 2:
The compression lining is segmented into different compression zones with varying densities and locations. The lining includes zones for bust, waist, and stomach with different compression characteristics, allowing independent control of compression in each zone to prevent unwanted bulging.
3Shape
If a sewn or bonded compression lining is used, then the body smoothing effect is achieved, but the lining lacks flexibility and makes the garment tight
Solution Approach 1:
The compression lining is designed with dynamic properties, incorporating elastic materials and strategic seam placements that allow the garment to flex and stretch during movement. The lining maintains compression effectiveness while adapting to body movements, preserving flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment uses composite construction combining outer fabric, compression lining, and interlining layers with different material properties. This multi-layer composite structure provides body smoothing through compression while maintaining overall flexibility through the combination of materials with complementary characteristics.
4Stress or pressure
If uniform compression is applied across the entire waistline, then comprehensive compression is achieved, but the garment cannot accommodate various body types effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The compression lining is designed with zone-specific compression, providing different levels and types of compression in different areas (bust, waist, stomach, hips). This localized compression approach can be adjusted to accommodate various body types while maintaining effective compression in target areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment is divided into multiple panels with independently configurable compression characteristics. This segmentation allows the compression forces to be distributed and adjusted across different body types, providing comprehensive compression where needed while accommodating anatomical variations.
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 effectively creates an hourglass shape without bulging, enhances wearability by allowing easy on and off, and provides superior compression and support without adding bulk, accommodating various body types through adjustable features.
Implementation Method 1
The compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than a respective elastic modulus of each of the outer fabric layer and the lining material
Data Source
AI summary
A garment for shaping a form of its wearer includes a front panel and a back panel coupled to one another at first and second seams. The front panel comprises self-lining material in each of a bottom portion and a pectoral portion and compression layer material in a torso portion of the front panel. The back panel includes a first arcuate portion of compression layer material along the first seam and a second arcuate portion of compression layer material along the second seam. Lining material extends from an upper portion of the back panel to a bottom portion of the back panel and is coupled to the two arcuate portions such that the two arcuate portions are separated by the lining material. The compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than a respective elastic modulus of the lining material.