Weighted slip
A garment, such as a woman's slip, that includes a skirt portion weighted so as to induce tension into the garment when worn by a wearer standing erect. The skirt portion is weighted by securing one or more concentrated tensioning weights to the skirt portion proximate its bottom. The tension induced into the garment by the concentrated tensioning weight(s) inhibits the garment from riding-up on the wearer. The amount of weight provided by the concentrated tensioning weights and the location of the tensioning weights on the skirt can be carefully selected to minimize swinging, for example, while walking and climbing stairs.
1. A garment, comprising:
a front, a back, a left side and a right side relative to a wearer when the wearer is properly wearing the garment while standing erect;
a skirt portion having an upper end and a lower end when properly worn by the wearer while standing erect, wherein said skirt portion includes a first seam located on said left side and a second seam located on said right side, and each of said first and second seams having a longitudinal axis that is vertical when said skirt portion is properly worn by the wearer while standing erect; and
a plurality of concentrated weights secured to said skirt portion along said first and second seams proximate said lower end, said plurality of concentrated weights selected specifically to tension said skirt portion between said upper end and said lower end when the wearer is properly wearing the garment and standing erect;
wherein each of said plurality of concentrated weights has a longitudinal length and is incorporated into one or the other of said first and second seams along substantially the entirety of said longitudinal length.
2. The garment of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of concentrated weights is located in a weight-concealing pocket formed integrally with a corresponding one of said first and second seams.
3. The garment of claim 2 , wherein each of said concentrated weights comprises a sausage bead weighted tape.
4. The garment of claim 1 , wherein said skirt portion is a slip-skirt portion made of a fabric selected for opaqueness and for low coefficient of friction.
5. The garment of claim 1 , wherein each of said upper and lower ends are unfinished and said skirt portion is supported on a wearer by snugness of fit with hips of the wearer.
6. The garment of claim 1 , wherein the garment has a weight and the total weight of said plurality of concentrated weights is selected to be in a range of about 2% to about 10% of the weight of the garment.
7. The garment of claim 6 , wherein the total weight of said plurality of concentrated weights is selected to be in a range of about 3% to about 8% of the weight of the garment.
8. The garment of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of concentrated weights includes at least one weight element having a density of at least 5 g/cm 3 .
9. The garment of claim 8 , wherein said density is at least 7 g/cm 3 .
10. The garment of claim 1 , further comprising a torso portion connected to said skirt portion at said upper end of said skirt portion and having a third seam located on said left side and a fourth seam located on said right side, each of said third and fourth seams having a longitudinal axis that is vertical when said skirt portion is properly worn by the wearer, said left side of the garment including a first upper weight extending along said third seam proximate said upper end of said skirt portion and a first lower weight extending along said first seam proximate said lower end of said skirt portion, and said right side of the garment similarly including a second upper weight extending along said fourth seam proximate said upper end of said skirt portion and a second lower weight along said second seam proximate said lower end of said skirt portion.
11. A slip having a weight, comprising:
a front, a back, a left side and a right side relative to a wearer when the wearer is properly wearing the garment while standing erect;
an intentionally tensioned skirt portion having an upper end and a lower end when properly worn by the wearer while standing erect, said intentionally tensioned skirt portion designed for being worn under an outer garment and comprising a fabric selected for opaqueness and for low coefficient of friction, wherein said intentionally tensioned skirt portion includes a first seam located on said left side and a second seam located on said right side, and each of said first and second seams having a longitudinal axis that is vertical when said skirt portion is properly worn by the wearer while standing erect;
a plurality of non-ornamental concentrated weights secured to said skirt portion along said first and second seams proximate said lower end only on said left and right sides, said plurality of non-ornamental concentrated weights selected specifically to tension said skirt portion between said upper end and said lower end when the wearer is properly wearing the garment and standing erect, said plurality of non-ornamental concentrated weights having a total weight that is in a range of about 2% to about 10% of the weight of the slip and comprising weight elements having a density of at least 5 g/cm 3 ;
wherein each of said plurality of non-ornamental concentrated weights has a longitudinal length and is incorporated into one or the other of said first and second seams along substantially the entirety of said longitudinal length.
12. The slip of claim 11 , wherein each of said upper and lower ends are unfinished and said intentionally tensioned skirt portion is supported on a wearer by snugness of fit with hips of the wearer.
13. The slip of claim 11 , further comprising a torso portion connected to said intentionally tensioned skirt portion at said upper end of said intentionally tensioned skirt portion and having a third seam located on said left side and a fourth seam located on said right side, each of said third and fourth seams having a longitudinal axis that is vertical when said skirt portion is properly worn by the wearer, said left side of the garment including a first upper non-ornamental weight extending along said third seam proximate said upper end of said intentionally tensioned skirt portion and a first lower non-ornamental weight extending along said first seam proximate said lower end of said intentionally tensioned skirt portion, and said right side of the garment similarly including a second upper non-ornamental weight extending along said fourth seam proximate said upper end of said intentionally tensioned skirt portion and a second lower non-ornamental weight extending along said second seam proximate said lower end of said intentionally tensioned skirt portion.
14. The slip of claim 11 , further comprising a first weight-concealing pocket formed integrally with said first side seam and a second weight-concealing pocket formed integrally with said second side seam, wherein said plurality of weights includes a first sausage bead weighted tape segment and a second sausage bead weighted tape segment and said first sausage bead weighted tape is located in said first weight-concealing pocket and said second sausage bead weighted tape is located in said second weight-concealing pocket.