CPC A41C 3/0057 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |
1. A brassiere comprising:
a breast support portion configured to be arranged at a chest of a wearer;
a belt portion connected to a lower side of the breast support portion, the belt portion extending in a circumferential direction so that the belt portion is configured to be arranged from the chest of the wearer along a first side body of the wearer and a back of the wearer to a second side body of the wearer;
a first body-side support portion connected to a first lateral end of the breast support portion, the body-side support portion extending in the circumferential direction so that the first body-side support portion is configured to be arranged from the first side body of the wearer to the back of the wearer; and
a second body-side support portion connected to a second lateral end of the breast support portion, the second body-side support portion extending in the circumferential direction so that the second body-side support portion is configured to be arranged from the second side body of the wearer to the back of the wearer,
wherein a degree of stretchability of each of the first and second body-side support portions along a lengthwise direction is higher than a degree of stretchability of each of the first and second body-side support portions along the circumferential direction,
wherein the lengthwise direction and the circumferential direction traverse each other,
wherein each of the first and second body-side support portions includes a lower support portion formed along the belt portion and an upper support portion formed on an upper side of the lower support portion;
wherein the upper support portion includes a plurality of openings, and wherein a diameter of each of the openings along the circumferential direction is greater than a diameter of each of the openings along the lengthwise direction so that a degree of stretchability of the upper support portion in the lengthwise direction is higher than a degree of stretchability of the lower support portion in the lengthwise direction.
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