Patent ID: 6059633
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A41C

Abstract:
A women's garment comprising:a front-opening upper-body outer garment having:left and right front panels,left and right shoulders connected to respective ones of said front panels, anda first rear-portion neckline defined between said shoulders; andan independently front-opening inner bra having:left and right breast-supporting front panels,left and right shoulder straps connected to respective ones of (i) said left and right breast-supporting front panels and (ii) said left and right outer garment shoulders,said breast-supporting front panels including (i) body portions of draping material extending downwardly from said shoulder straps for draping over a women's breasts, said body portions having lower portions for positioning under the breasts, and (ii) elastic means for drawing the lower body portions upwardly into supporting engagement with the lower portions of the breasts when the bra is closed; anda second rear-portion neckline defined between said shoulder straps;said first and second rear-portion necklines being unconnected and moveable independently of one another.