Jacket with expandable scalloped shoulder regions

1. A garment, comprising:

a back panel;

a front panel including an openable seam, wherein the back panel and the front panel are coupled together and define a neck opening, a first arm opening, a second arm opening and a torso opening;

a first sleeve having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first sleeve coupled to the first arm opening, the first end of the first sleeve having a first plurality of elastic panels; and

a second sleeve having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second sleeve coupled to the second arm opening, the first end of the second sleeve having a second plurality of elastic panels;

wherein the first plurality of elastic panels comprises a first elastic panel covered by a first scallop-shaped panel and a second elastic panel covered by a second scallop-shaped panel, wherein a free end of the first scallop-shaped panel at least partially overlaps the second scallop-shaped panel, wherein the first elastic panel is positioned between the first scallop-shaped panel and the second scallop-shaped panel, wherein the second elastic panel is positioned between the second scallop-shaped panel and the second end of the first sleeve; and

wherein the second plurality of elastic panels comprises a third elastic panel covered by a third scallop-shaped panel and a fourth elastic panel covered by a fourth scallop-shaped panel, wherein a free end of the third scallop-shaped panel at least partially overlaps the fourth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the third elastic panel is positioned between the third scallop-shaped panel and the fourth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the fourth elastic panel is positioned between the fourth scallop-shaped panel and the second end of the second sleeve.

2. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a collar coupled to the neck opening.

3. The garment of claim 2 , wherein the collar extends about 2.5 inches to about 5.5 inches in a vertical direction from the neck opening.

4. The garment of claim 2 , wherein the collar is configured to cover ears of a user, and wherein the collar extends about 5.5 inches to about 10.5 inches in a vertical direction from the neck opening.

5. The garment of claim 4 , wherein the collar comprises a material having sufficient stiffness to cause the collar to remain in an upright position to thereby cover the ears of the user.

6. The garment of claim 4 , wherein the collar includes a rigid structure surrounded by a material to cause the collar to remain in an upright position to thereby cover the ears of the user.

7. The garment of claim 4 , wherein the collar includes a high portion configured to wrap around a back of a head of the user to extend from a right ear to a left ear and a tapered portion configured to extend from each of the right ear and the left ear down towards a jawline of the user to thereby cover the ears of the user without obstructing a nose and a mouth of the user.

8. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a waist-band coupled to the torso opening, wherein the waist-band comprises an elastic material.

9. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the back panel comprises a rear seat cover configured to cover a rear of a user.

10. The garment of claim 9 , wherein the rear seat cover comprises padding material.

11. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first wrist-band coupled to the second end of the first sleeve; and

a second wrist-band coupled to the second end of the second sleeve, wherein the first and second wrist-bands comprise an elastic material.

12. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the first sleeve and the second end of the second sleeve include an expandable opening.

13. The garment of claim 1 , wherein an exterior of the garment comprises a first material, and wherein the interior of the garment comprises a second material that is different than the first material.

14. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the first material is waterproof.

15. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the first and second plurality of elastic panels comprises a breathable mesh material.

16. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the front panel includes at least two front exterior pockets.

17. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the back panel includes a rear exterior pocket having a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are connected such that there is a single pouch.

18. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first ventilation seam arranged along an underside of the first sleeve and along a first seam coupling the front panel to the back panel, and

a second ventilation seam arranged along an underside of the second sleeve and along a second seam coupling the front panel to the back panel.

19. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of elastic panels further comprises a fifth elastic panel covered by a fifth scallop-shaped panel, wherein a free end of the second scallop-shaped panel at least partially overlaps the fifth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the second elastic panel is positioned between the second scallop-shaped panel and the fifth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the fifth elastic panel is positioned between the fifth scallop-shaped panel and the second end of the first sleeve; and

wherein the second plurality of elastic panels comprises a sixth elastic panel covered by a sixth scallop-shaped panel, wherein a free end of the fourth scallop-shaped panel at least partially overlaps the sixth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the fourth elastic panel is positioned between the fourth scallop-shaped panel and the sixth scallop-shaped panel, wherein the sixth elastic panel is positioned between the sixth scallop-shaped panel and the second end of the second sleeve.