Buttock enhancing pantyhose undergarment

Abstract

A pantyhose undergarment and method of making the pantyhose undergarment that includes a waistband portion, a control top portion, and leg portions knitted to the control top portion. Shirring is included in between buttock areas. In one variation, the control top portion includes heavy knit under and on side areas of the buttocks, light knit on cheek areas of the buttocks, and medium knit on remaining areas of the control top portion. In another variation, the control top portion includes light support knit on cheek areas of the buttocks, and medium support knit on remaining areas of the control top portion. In additional variations, the control top portion includes heavy knit under, above, and on the sides of the buttocks, and optionally in between cheek areas of the buttocks, and the saddlebag regions, light knit on cheek areas of the buttocks, and medium knit on remaining areas of the control top portion.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An undergarment comprising: 
 varying levels of support to sculpt the buttock, thighs, saddlebag, hip, tummy areas or a combination thereof, wherein lighter supportive areas gradually blend into heavier supportive regions; and sheer areas of relief uncompress buttock cheeks; and the use of elastic shirring sewn down the center back seam co-act to assist shaping and lifting first and second buttock cheeks.    
     
     
         2 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the varying levels of support are achieved through selected stitch formation and denier.  
     
     
         3 . The undergarment of  claim 2 , wherein the varying levels of support are selected from a group consisting of: 
 light support knit (also known as sheer);    medium support knit;    heavy support knit.    
     
     
         4 . The undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein the light support knit comprises a higher stretch stitch formation than medium support knit, and medium support knit has a higher stretch stitch formation than the heavy support knit, and heavy support knit comprises little or no stretch capabilities in its stitch formation.  
     
     
         5 . The undergarment of  claim 3 , wherein the light support knit comprises yarns with a lower denier than that of medium support knit, and the medium support knit has a denier lower than the heavy support knit.  
     
     
         6 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the control top portion provides heavy support knit under, in between, and on the sides of first and second buttock cheeks, light support knit on first and second buttock cheeks, and medium support knit on the remaining areas of the control top portion.  
     
     
         7 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the surrounding areas around the first and second sheer knit buttock peaks comprises a medium support knit.  
     
     
         8 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the control top portion provides heavy support knit starting under the buttocks, on the sides, in between the buttock cheeks, and up to the waistband; and light support knit on the buttock peak areas; and medium support knit on the remaining area of the control top portion.  
     
     
         9 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the control top portion comprises heavy support knit starting at the waistband then down the sides, then under the first and second buttock cheeks, light support knit on the buttock peak areas, and medium support knit on remaining areas of the control top portion.  
     
     
         10 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the leg portions are made in a variety of denier ranges from sheer to opaque, with the exception of the heavier support saddlebag region.  
     
     
         11 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the undergarment further comprises medium support knit, heavy support knit or combination thereof that surrounds the first and second sheer buttock peaks just below, in between, on the sides, above, up to the waistband and the saddlebag area or combination thereof.  
     
     
         12 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , further comprises heavy support knit on the saddlebag regions on the first and second leg portions.  
     
     
         13 . The undergarment of  claim 12 , wherein the saddlebag area comprises a tighter stitch formation than that of the remaining leg portions.  
     
     
         14 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 gradated levels of support to eliminate creases or indentations cause by severe changes in support.    
     
     
         15 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the undergarment is at least one selected from a group consisting of: 
 underwear;    shorts;    biker pants;    above and below the knee capri;    a girdle;    an ankle length pantyhose; and    sandal toe and reinforced footed pantyhose.    
     
     
         16 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the undergarment comprise of at least two different yarns selected from a group consisting of: 
 Lycra;    Spandex;    cotton;    nylon;    silk;    poly; and    elastic.    
     
     
         17 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , further comprising a straight stitch, zig zag, merrow or flat welt machine to sew elastic while being stretched; down the center back in the area between waist down to the crotch between the first and second buttock cheek portions.  
     
     
         18 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 the use of tuck stitches or a variation thereof to create shirring at the center back seam.    
     
     
         19 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , comprising: 
 a continuous knitting process, knitting first and second leg bands, the first and second leg bands being comprised of knitted-in welts terminating the leg bands being comprise of at least two yarns, the first and second leg bands terminating the first and second leg portions between the upper thigh and foot of a person wearing the garment; once the first and second leg bands have been knitted, making the transfer to knitting a control top portion being comprised of at least two types of yarn and varying stitch formation and denier fineness to sculpt the tummy, buttocks, saddlebag and hip region, or a combination thereof; once the top portion has been knitted making a transfer to knitting a waistband being comprised of a knitted-in welt, the knitted welt comprising the waistband being of at least two types of yarn.    
     
     
         20 . The undergarment of  claim 19 , wherein the garment is cut longitudinally up the crotch region, left and right sides are stitch together contiguous with the crotch panel by and overlock stitch of flat welt seam.  
     
     
         21 . The undergarment of  claim 1 , wherein the peaks of the buttocks comprises lighter support knit in a high stretch knit formation or a lower denier or a combination thereof.