Patent ID: 8827764

Claim:
A shape control garment, comprising: a fabric layer, formed in a shape of a top and configured to cover a front portion and a rear portion of an upper torso of a wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, the fabric layer having: (a) an inner surface, facing the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, (b) an outer surface, facing away from the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, (c) a bust portion covering a bust area of the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, and (d) a tummy portion covering an abdominal area of the wearer's body when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer; and a control layer having a top edge and a bottom edge each being affixed to at least a portion of the inner surface of the fabric layer so as to provide compression to a corresponding portion of the wearer's body, wherein the control layer is not viewable to an outside observer when the shape control garment is worn by the wearer, extends around both the front portion and the rear portion of the fabric layer, the top edge does not extend into the bust portion of the fabric layer, and the bottom edge does not extend beyond a lower edge of the fabric layer.