Patent ID: 7900277

Claim:
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.