An article of clothing comprising: a substrate material including an inner surface and an outer surface disposed on an opposite side of the substrate material than the inner surface, the substrate material forming a body-receiving portion and a limb-receiving portion extending from the body-receiving portion, the body-receiving portion including a first opening sized for circumscribing a neck of a wearer, the limb-receiving portion including a second opening (26c, 26d) sized for circumscribing a limb of the wearer, and a flocking material arranged adjacent the inner surface of the substrate material proximate at least one of the first opening and the second opening (26c, 26d), the limb-receiving portion including a joint portion operable to oppose a joint of the wearer; characterized in that the flocking material is arranged upon the inner surface of the substrate material away from the first opening and the second opening (26c, 26d) such that the flocking material is sized for arrangement about joints or points of articulation of the wearer, wherein the flocking material is arranged in the form of a pattern of a plurality of line segments that are connected in an intersecting relationship, wherein the plurality of line segments includes a first group of line segments, a second group of line segments and a third group of line segments, wherein the first group of line segments includes an array of downwardly U-shaped line segments, wherein the second group of line segments includes an array of downwardly U-shaped non-intersecting line segments and, wherein the third group of line segments includes an array of upwardly U-shaped non-intersecting line segments. a substrate material including an inner surface and an outer surface disposed on an opposite side of the substrate material than the inner surface, the substrate material forming a body-receiving portion and a limb-receiving portion extending from the body-receiving portion, the body-receiving portion including a first opening sized for circumscribing a neck of a wearer, the limb-receiving portion including a second opening (26c, 26d) sized for circumscribing a limb of the wearer, and a flocking material arranged adjacent the inner surface of the substrate material proximate at least one of the first opening and the second opening (26c, 26d), the limb-receiving portion including a joint portion operable to oppose a joint of the wearer; characterized in that the flocking material is arranged upon the inner surface of the substrate material away from the first opening and the second opening (26c, 26d) such that the flocking material is sized for arrangement about joints or points of articulation of the wearer, wherein the flocking material is arranged in the form of a pattern of a plurality of line segments that are connected in an intersecting relationship, wherein the plurality of line segments includes a first group of line segments, a second group of line segments and a third group of line segments, wherein the first group of line segments includes an array of downwardly U-shaped line segments, wherein the second group of line segments includes an array of downwardly U-shaped non-intersecting line segments and, wherein the third group of line segments includes an array of upwardly U-shaped non-intersecting line segments.