Patent ID: 8038506

Claim:
A brassiere with improved side panel construction comprises: a pair of breast cups, a left side panel, a right side panel, and a back connecting portion, each of the left and right side panels having a top longitudinal edge, a bottom longitudinal edge, a front-side edge and a back-side edge, wherein the front-side edge of the left side panel is sewn together with a left portion of the pair of breast cups, the front-side edge of the right side panel is sewn together with a right portion of the pair of breast cups, and the back connecting portion is sewn together with each of the respective back-side edges of the left and right side panels, and wherein the right side panel is formed using a single piece of fabric by folding the fabric such that two edges of the fabric meet along one of the longitudinal edges; sewing the two opposite edges together to form a seam such that the fabric comprises in a tubular shape; reversing the fabric so that the first face is facing outward; flattening the fabric so that the seam substantially coincides with a first longitudinal edge; inserting a pattern in the form of a bra side panel tubular portion into the fabric; cutting the fabric according to the inserted pattern; inserting a first elastic band into the fabric along the first longitudinal edge; inserting a second elastic band into the fabric along a second longitudinal edge; sewing together a top edge of the fabric such that a first respective portion of each of the first and second elastic bands is held in place; and sewing together a bottom edge of the fabric such that a second respective portion of each of the first and second elastic bands is held in place.