Garment with concealing technology
A garment including a concealing material having an outer layer and an inner layer and methods of making the same.
1 . A garment comprising a concealing material, wherein the concealing material comprises an inner layer and an outer layer overlaying the inner layer,
wherein at least a portion of the outer layer is white- or pastel-colored;
wherein at least a portion of the inner layer has a predetermined shade of gray;
wherein the garment is configured to conceal at least a portion of an undergarment, the garment's construction, or at least a portion of a wearer's natural anatomy when in use; and
wherein the predetermined shade on the gray scale has CIE LCh coordinates of L=64.959, C=1.4698, and h=170.526, and wherein color tolerance is 15.
2 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises a knitted or woven fabric.
3 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the inner layer further comprises an inner material and the inner material is adhered to the outer layer with an adhesive layer.
4 . The garment of claim 3 , wherein the inner material comprises a knitted or woven fabric that is the same as or different from the knitted or woven fabric of the outer layer.
5 . The garment of claim 3 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive, a glue, or a hot-melt adhesive.
6 . The garment of claim 5 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a rubber, standard acrylic, modified acrylic, silicone, polyamide, polyurethane, thermoplastic polyurethane, or combination thereof.
7 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the garment is a lower body garment comprising a left side section and a right side section, wherein the left and right side sections form a left leg and lower torso space and right leg and lower torso space, respectively, and wherein at least a portion of the left and right side sections comprise the concealing material.
8 . The garment of claim 7 , wherein each of the left and right side sections further comprise a first rear panel, a second rear panel, a first front panel, and a second front panel;
wherein the first and second rear panels of the left and right sides are configured to cover the rear side of the wearer; and
wherein the first and second front panels of the left and right sides are configured to cover the front side of the wearer.
9 . The garment of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of a first edge of the first rear panel is affixed to at least a portion of a first edge of the second rear panel by a first seam;
at least a portion of a second edge of the second rear panel is affixed to at least a portion of a first edge of the second front panel by a second seam;
at least a portion of a second edge of the second front panel is affixed to at least a portion of a first edge of the first front panel by a third seam;
a portion of a second edge of the first rear panel is affixed to a portion of a second edge of the first front panel by a fourth seam;
remaining portions of the second edges of the first rear panels are affixed by a fifth seam; and
remaining portions of the second edges of the first front panels are affixed by a sixth seam.
10 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the inner layer comprises an interior-only fiber knitted or woven onto at least a portion of an interior surface of the outer layer using a double knit or double weave configuration.
11 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the inner layer comprises an inner coating directly coated on the outer layer.
12 . The garment of claim 11 , wherein the inner coating comprises one or more of polyvinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, latex, styrene butadiene, acrylic, polyethersulfone, polyvinyl alcohol, styrene butadiene, or a combination thereof.