Flocked shapewear garments
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1. A shapewear garment for control of an abdominal region, the garment comprising:
- a. at least one fabric panel that extends over at least the abdominal region; and
b. a fabric portion applied to the fabric panel, the fabric portion including a tummy covering portion that extends over at least a portion of the abdominal region and a pair of lateral portions extending laterally from lateral sides of the tummy covering portion;
wherein;
at least one of the lateral portions has subportions bifurcating to define therebetween a portion without the fabric portion; and
the tummy covering portion and the pair of lateral portions provide compression to the abdominal area.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are flocked shapewear garments. The flocked shapewear garments comprise a fabric, an elastomeric coating, and flocking fibers embedded in the elastomeric coating.
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1. A shapewear garment for control of an abdominal region, the garment comprising:
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a. at least one fabric panel that extends over at least the abdominal region; and b. a fabric portion applied to the fabric panel, the fabric portion including a tummy covering portion that extends over at least a portion of the abdominal region and a pair of lateral portions extending laterally from lateral sides of the tummy covering portion; wherein; at least one of the lateral portions has subportions bifurcating to define therebetween a portion without the fabric portion; and the tummy covering portion and the pair of lateral portions provide compression to the abdominal area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making a compression region for a shapewear garment, the method comprising:
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providing a first fabric panel comprising an abdominal region, the abdominal region configured to extend over the abdominal area of a wearer wearing the garment, applying a fabric portion to the abdominal region of the garment, wherein the fabric portion is at least partially defined by a superior edge and an inferior edge and comprises a central portion positioned between the superior and inferior edges, and wherein the superior edge and the inferior edge diverge from each other extending laterally away from the central portion to provide compression to the abdominal region, and embedding fibers into the fabric portion, wherein embedding fibers into the fabric portion provides compression to the abdominal region. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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