Wig cap having system of alteration darts

1. A wig comprising:

a plurality of hair strands;

a support structure secured to the hair strands, the support structure defining a rounded cap for receipt by a person's head, the rounded cap having opposite side portions; and

a system of alteration members each including a pair of elongated seams secured to the hair strand support structure to define an area of the support structure, the areas defined by the members being preselected to facilitate alteration of the rounded cap by removal of at least a portion of the support structure within the area defined by at least one of the members,

the system including at least one transversely extending alteration member having ends located on the opposite sides of the cap, the system further including a pair of members located symmetrically on opposite sides of the cap and defining a wedge shaped area having a wide end located adjacent the transversely extending member.

2. The wig according to claim 1 , wherein the support structure includes a panel located in a front portion of the cap formed by the support structure, and wherein the at least one transversely extending alteration member includes a member located adjacent the panel.

3. The wig according to claim 2 , wherein the cap includes an edge extending about both sides of the cap and wherein each member of the pair of members includes an end opposite the wide end located adjacent the edge.

4. The wig according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one transversely extending alteration member includes a member located in a rearward portion of the rounded cap.

5. The wig according to claim 1 , wherein the cap includes an edge extending about both sides of the cap, the edge including an ear portion on each side of the cap adapted to accommodate a person's ear, and wherein the system of alteration members further includes an additional pair of members located symmetrically on opposite sides of the cap, the additional pair defining a wedge shaped area forwardly located from one of the ear portions and having a wide end adjacent the edge.

6. The wig according to claim 1 , wherein the cap includes an edge extending about both sides of the cap, the cap having an ear portion located on each of the opposite sides of the cap to accommodate a person's ear, and wherein the system of alteration members further includes an additional pair of members located symmetrically on opposite sides of the cap, each member of the additional pair defining a wedge shaped area having a wide end adjacent one of the opposite ear portions of the edge.

7. The wig according to claim 6 , wherein the support structure includes a panel portion located in a front portion of the cap formed by the support structure and wherein each member of the additional pair includes an end opposite the wide end located adjacent the front panel of the support structure.

8. The wig according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the strands of hair are provided by hair sections each having lines of stitching securing the hair strands together in an edge portion of the sections, the hair sections being arranged in a layered fashion, and wherein the support structure includes elongated connector strips extending across the layered hair sections, the connector strips being secured to the edge portions of the hair sections to form an orthogonal network structure.

9. The wig according to claim 8 , wherein the seams of each of the alteration members is secured to the orthogonal network structure.

10. The wig according to claim 9 , wherein each of the alteration members includes a layer of material extending between the associated seams of the alteration member.

11. The wig according to claim 10 , wherein the layer of material for each of the alteration members is located between the edge portions of the hair sections and the connector strips.

12. A wig comprising:

a plurality of hair strands;

a hair support structure to which the hair strands are secured, the hair support structure defining a rounded cap for receipt by a person's head, the rounded cap having opposite side portions; and

a system of alteration members each including two elongated seams secured to the hair support structure to define an area of the support structure, the areas being preselected to facilitate alteration of the rounded cap by removal of at least a portion of the hair support structure within the area defined by at least one of the alteration members,

the system of alteration members including alteration darts each defining a wedged shape area having a wide end, the alteration darts being arranged in a plurality of pairs located symmetrically on opposite sides of the rounded cap.

13. The wig according to claim 12 , wherein the hair support structure includes a panel located in a front portion of the rounded cap and wherein the plurality of pairs of alteration darts includes a pair of darts extending adjacent to the front panel.

14. The wig according to claim 12 , wherein the rounded cap formed by the hair support structure includes an edge having opposite ear portions adapted to accommodate a person's ears and wherein the plurality of pairs of alteration darts includes a pair of darts each having an end located adjacent one of the opposite ear portions of the cap edge.

15. The wig according to claim 12 , wherein the system alteration members further includes at least one transversely extending member having ends located on the opposite sides of the rounded cap and wherein the plurality of pairs of alteration darts includes a pair of darts each having an end located adjacent one of the opposite ends of the transversely extending member.