Clothing article with an integrated body support
A clothing article with an integrated body support for molding and shaping the wearer's torso, includes a tubular outer garment having a free bottom end, wherein the tubular outer garment comprises an upper section adapted for supporting the bust of the wearer, and a lower section extending from the upper section for covering at least the lower torso of the wearer. The clothing article further includes a tubular inner body support extending substantially concealed in a concentric relationship with and peripherally attached to the interior portion of the outer garment, wherein the inner body support is composed of a resilient form-fitting fabric for imparting compressive support to mold and shape the lower torso and abdominal areas of the wearer.
1. A clothing article in the form of a top with an inner body support for molding and shaping an upper torso of a wearer, comprising:
an outer garment having an interior surface facing the wearer's upper torso and an exterior surface facing away from the wearer's upper torso, said outer garment adapted for substantially covering the wearer's upper torso and comprising an upper section with support means for placing about the wearer's shoulders to support the clothing article about the upper torso, and a lower section extending downwardly from the upper section having a first bottom end free from the inner body support and lying between the waist and the hips of the wearer;
an inner body support substantially concealed by the outer garment when the top is worn by the wearer and comprising an upper section attached to the interior surface of the outer garment and a lower section, said inner body support comprising a resilient form-fitting material at least overlaying the upper torso of the wearer to impart sufficient compressive support to mold and shape the upper torso of the wearer, and said lower section having a second bottom end lying between the waist and hips of the wearer; and
an interior brassiere defined by at least the upper section of the inner body support.
2. The clothing article of claim 1 , wherein the top is selected from the group consisting of camisoles, halter tops, shirts, and tank tops.
3. The clothing article of claim 1 , wherein the upper section further comprises a pair of coextensive straps for extending over the shoulders of the wearer.
4. The clothing article of claim 1 , wherein the upper section of the outer garment is adapted to cover the shoulders of the wearer.
5. The clothing article of claim 4 , wherein the upper section of the outer garment further comprises sleeves.
6. The clothing article of claim 1 , wherein the resilient form-fitting material is a fabric.
7. The clothing article of claim 1 , wherein the resilient form-fitting material is selected from the group consisting of spandex, darlex, nylon, cotton, polyurethane, neoprene, elastomer and combinations thereof.
8. The clothing article of claim 7 , wherein the elastomer is selected from the group consisting of saturated rubber, unsaturated rubber and combinations thereof.
9. The clothing article of claim 8 , wherein the unsaturated rubber is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene, butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubbers, polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber, and combinations thereof.
10. The clothing article of claim 8 , wherein the saturated rubber is selected from the group consisting of ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene propylene diene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, polyacrylic rubber, silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, fluoroelastomers, perfluoroelastomers, polyether block amides, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate and combinations thereof.
11. The clothing article of claim 1 wherein the upper section of the outer garment comprises a lower end, said inner body support being connected to the lower end of the upper section of the outer garment through a seam to form said brassiere.
12. The clothing article of claim 1 , worn with a second clothing article secured about the waist of a wearer, wherein the inner body support is tucked inside the second clothing article and the outer garment is worn outside the second clothing article.
13. The clothing article of claim 1 wherein the first bottom end of the outer garment extends below the second bottom end of the inner body support.
14. The clothing article of claim 1 wherein the brassiere is selected from the group consisting of a shelf bra, and a sport bra.
15. The clothing article of claim 14 wherein the brassiere is a shelf bra.
16. The clothing article of claim 1 wherein the brassiere is comprised of the combination of the upper section of the outer garment and a mesh liner.
17. The clothing article of claim 16 wherein the mesh liner extends to a bottom hem portion of the outer garment.