Adaptive apparel

1. A brassiere comprising:

a) first and second bra cups, each of said cups including upper, lower, inner side and outer side margins;

b) a chest band connecting said inner side margins of said first and said second bra cup in the front of a wearer;

c) first and second shoulder straps for coupling to the first and second bra cups respectively;

d) a back band that couples to the first and second shoulder straps and to the first and second bra cups, the back band having a first end region;

e) a first short side band that is coupled to at least one of the outer side margins of the first and second bra cups, the first short side band having a first end region;

f) a first reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure formed by coupling the first end region of the first short side band the first end region of the at least one back band at a side of the wearer, and wherein the at least one first end region of the at least one back band comprises at least one handle region;

g) a second short side band coupled to another of the outer side margins of the first and second bra cups, the second short side band having a first end region; and

h) a second reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure formed by coupling the first end region of the second short side band to a second end region of the back band, and the second reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure is at an opposite side of the wearer from that of the first reopenable and reclosable later side closure, wherein the second end region of the back band comprises at least one handle region.

2. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises a hook and loop material.

3. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein the at least one handle region comprises a finger loop adapted for pulling the back band of the brassiere to engage the short side band of the at least one first end region.

4. The brassiere of claim 1 , further comprising at least two handle regions.

5. The brassiere of claim 1 , further comprising at least three handle regions, the at least three handle regions comprising at least three finger loops.

6. The brassiere of claim 1 , wherein the at least one handle region comprises a finger loop.

7. A brassiere comprising:

a) a front panel comprising a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, a first bra cup and a second bra cup, the top of the front panel coupled to a first strap and a second strap, wherein one of the first side and the second side of the front panel is a shorter side;

b) a back panel coupled to the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap; and

c) at least one reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure formed by coupling a first end region of the at least one short side to a second end region of the at least one back panel at a side of the wearer, and the at least one second end region of the at least one back panel comprising at least one handle region, wherein the at least one handle region comprises a removable finger loop or aglet.

8. The brassiere of claim 7 , wherein the closure comprises a hook and loop material.

9. A brassiere comprising:

a) a front panel comprising a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, a first bra cup and a second bra cup, the top of the front panel coupled to a first strap and a second strap, wherein one of the first side and the second side of the front panel is a short side and one of the first side and the second side is a long side, the long side of the front panel is coupled to the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap; and

b) at least one reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure formed by coupling a first end region of the at least one short side to a second end region of the at least one back panel at a side of the wearer, and the at least one second end region of the at least one back panel comprising at least one handle region, wherein the at least one handle region comprises a removable finger loop or aglet.

10. The brassiere of claim 9 , wherein the closure comprises a hook and loop material.

11. The brassiere of claim 9 , comprising at least two handle regions.

12. The brassiere of claim 9 , comprising at least three handle regions.

13. The brassiere of claim 9 , wherein the finger loop is adapted for pulling by a wearer's finger to couple the long side of the front panel to the short side of the front panel.

14. The brassiere of claim 1 , further comprising a center tie in the chest band to allow variable height adjustment to the chest band of the bra.

15. The brassiere of claim 1 , further comprising a lower band region that is continuous between the first end region of the first side band and the second end region of the back band of the first reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure.

16. The brassiere of claim 9 , further comprising a lower band region that is continuous between the first end region of the first side band and the second end region of the back band of the first reopenable and reclosable lateral side closure.