Body Type Based Line of Clothing and Method of Selling Same

• US 20110035339A1
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wacoal America Incorporated (Wacoal Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wacoal America Incorporated (Wacoal Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Wilson, Tina
• Application Number:
  US12/535,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20110035339A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

Embodiments of the technology disclosed herein comprise a line of clothing (e.g., a collection of shirts, undergarments, combination thereof, etc.). Within the line of clothing are various styles of clothing (e.g., various types of shirts, undergarments, etc). Each style of clothing further comprises at least two selections of body type for different shaped bodies within a size designation. Such body types may be an apple, pear, hourglass, or banana body type for which garments of a particular style are manufactured and sold to more accurately and predictably fit a wearer.

Claims

1. A method of offering a line of clothing for sale comprising:

providing a selection of at least two styles in said line;

providing a selection of at least two sizes for each said style;

providing a selection of at least two body types for each said size; and

selling a garment to a purchaser based on a style, size, and body type.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least two body types are selected from the group consisting of apple, pear, hourglass, and banana.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least two body types are four body types.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a first body type comprises a wider opening at a bust area than other said body types;

a second body type comprises a longer and smaller waist than said first body type; and

said second body type comprises a fuller bottom than other said body types.

5. A method of manufacture of a line of clothing comprising:

manufacturing said line of clothing in at least two styles;

manufacturing at least two sizes of each said style;

manufacturing at least two clothing body types for each said style.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said at least two body types are selected from the group consisting of apple, pear, hourglass, and banana.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said at least two body types are four body types.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein:

a first body type comprises a wider opening at a bust area than other said body types;

a second body type comprises a longer and smaller waist than said first body type; and

said second body type comprises a fuller bottom than other said body types.

9. A line of clothing comprising:

at least two styles;

at least two sizes for each said style;

at least two body types for each said size and said style.

10. The line of clothing of claim 9, wherein said at least two body types are selected from the group consisting of apple, pear, hourglass, and banana.

11. The line of clothing of claim 9, wherein said at least two body types are four body types.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

a first body type comprises a wider opening at a bust area than other said body types;

a second body type comprises a longer and smaller waist than said first body type; and

said second body type comprises a fuller bottom than other said body types.

13. Articles of clothing, said articles designed in a same style and consisting of a same numerical size, and each of at least three articles comprise a different one of at least three body types, whereby:

a first body type comprises a wider opening at a bust area than said other said body types;

a second body type comprises a longer and smaller waist than said first body type; and

said second body type comprises a fuller bottom than other said body types.

14. The articles of clothing of claim 13, wherein said first body type further comprises a shorter and larger waist than at least two other said body types.

15. The articles of clothing of claim 13, wherein said first body type further comprises a smaller hip measurement than at least two other said body types.

16. The articles of clothing of claim 13, wherein said second body type comprises larger leg openings than at least two other said body types.

17. The articles of clothing of claim 13, wherein said at least three articles are four articles each comprising one of four different body types.

18. The articles of clothing of claim 17, wherein said four body types are apple body type, pear body type, hourglass body type, and banana body type.

19. The articles of clothing of claim 17, wherein articles comprising a said second body type and a said fourth body type comprise a waist with a longer rise than said first and third body types.

20. The articles of clothing of claim 17, wherein said articles are undergarments.

21. The articles of clothing of claim 13, wherein indicia is an integral part of each article of clothing and said indicia is based upon a body type of each said article.