Patent ID: 6895597

Claim:
A garment comprising: a back upper body portion that is adapted to cover at least a portion of a back upper body of a person, wherein the back upper body portion includes at least one pleat therein, wherein the at least one pleat includes an inner fold and an outer fold which forms an overlapped region with an inner layer of material, a middle layer of material, and an outer layer of material; at least one sleeve portion in operative connection with the back upper body portion, wherein the at least one sleeve portion is adapted to receive an arm of the person therethrough, wherein the at least one pleat is positioned adjacent a seam between the back upper body portion and the at least one sleeve portion; at least one first connection between the inner layer and the middle layer; at least one second connection between the at least one sleeve portion, the inner layer, and the outer layer, wherein the at least one second connection is located above the at least one first connection; and at least one third connection between the at least one sleeve portion and the inner layer, wherein the at least one third connection is located beneath the at least one first connection.