Grow wear
A garment configured with an adjustment mechanism to add or subtract measurements at its hem is implemented to provide a parent or wearer more control over their garment's size. The size can be permanently adjustable so that the wearer can change the length of the garment daily. Exemplary garments can include pants, jeans, leggings, shorts, shirts, dresses, skirts, pajamas, coats, jackets, etc. The garment is configured with an upper connection segment, middle connection segment, and lower connection segment positioned on the garment's interior (i.e., the inside-out section). In typical implementations, the connection segments are arranged near an end portion of a garment, such as at or near the bottom of a pair of pants, the sleeves of a shirt, the bottom of a skirt, etc.
1 . A garment, comprising:
a body comprising:
an exterior side;
an interior side; and
an adjustment mechanism to lengthen and shorten the garment, the adjustment mechanism comprising only three segments, including:
an upper connection segment;
a middle connection segment positioned below the upper connection segment; and
a lower connection segment positioned below the middle connection segment, such that the middle connection segment is positioned between the upper and lower connection segments, between meaning that the middle connection segment separates a region of the lower connection segment from a region of the upper connection segment,
wherein the upper, middle, and lower connection segments' positioning is while the adjustment mechanism is fully unengaged and the garment is fully unfolded, such that the middle connection segment is fully unengaged with the upper connection segment, and the middle connection segment is fully unengaged with the lower connection segment,
wherein the lower connection segment is a separate and distinct flap that is connected to the body of the garment and is entirely above a lower terminal edge of the body of the garment when the adjustment mechanism is fully engaged and when fully unengaged,
wherein, when the lower connection segment is unconnected with the middle connection segment, the flap is laterally adjacent to and thereby overlaps with the body of the garment
wherein the middle connection segment is adapted to connect to the upper and lower connection segments, and the upper and lower connection segments each comprises male connectors or each comprises female receptacles.
2 . The garment of claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower connection segments comprises the female receptacles, and the middle connection segment comprises the male connectors.
3 . The garment of claim 2 , wherein the upper and middle connection segments are each affixed to an additional layer on top of the body of garment.
4 . The garment of claim 3 , wherein the upper, middle, and lower connection segments extend around a lower circumference of the garment.
5 . The garment of claim 4 , wherein the upper, middle, and lower connection segments are positioned on the interior side of the body of garment.