Patent ID: 7946904

Claim:
An article of clothing comprising: a bra having a pair of cups joined by a gore, forming a bottom edge, a pair of shoulder straps each having a proximal end attached to and extending upwardly from a respective one of the cups, a distal end of each of the pair of shoulder straps meeting in a generally U-shaped joinder, a first torso strap extending between a first side of the joinder and a first one of the pair of cups, a second torso strap extending between a second side of the joinder and a second one of the pair of straps, and a closure located on the second torso strap; a panel member having a main panel with a lower edge, and upper edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a pair of spaced apart support straps, such that the lower edge of the main panel is attached to the bottom edge of the bra and such that each of the support straps is attached to a respective one of the shoulder straps of the bra substantially along a length of each shoulder strap, and wherein the article of clothing is adapted to be worn by a person such that when worn a pair of breasts of the person are each received within a respective one of the pair of cups and such that the U-shaped joinder is positioned at the rear of the person.