Underwear creating tattoo illusion

Abstract

An underwear garment is provided to give an illusion of a tattoo on the skin of the wearer above the pant line of an outer garment. The underwear garment has the shape of a panty with front and back panels formed of a sheer material, a crotch area connecting the lower portions of the front and back panels, and a waist area connecting the upper portions of the front and back panels. One or both of the front and back panels have a printed tattoo image formed on the sheer material. The sheer material is a single-ply, stretchable nylon material having a skin tone color. The tattoo image is applied to the sheer material by silkscreen printing.

1 . An underwear garment comprising: 
 front and back panels formed of a sheer material;    a crotch area connecting lower portions of the front and back panels; and    a waist area connecting upper portions of the front and back panels;    at least one of said front and back panels having a printed tattoo image on the sheer material.    
   
   
       2 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said sheer material is a single-ply, stretchable nylon material.  
   
   
       3 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said sheer material has a skin tone color.  
   
   
       4 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein both of said front and back panels have a printed tattoo image on the sheer material.  
   
   
       5 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said front and back panels are made to extend above a pant line of the wearer, and at least a portion of said tattoo image is located on one of said front and back panels so as to be disposed above the pant line of the wearer.  
   
   
       6 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said tattoo image is formed on said sheer material by silk screen printing.  
   
   
       7 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said tattoo image is located on said back panel so as to be disposed above the pant line at the lower back of the wearer.  
   
   
       8 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said tattoo image is located on said front panel so as to be disposed above the pant line and below a naval area of the wearer.  
   
   
       9 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said underwear garment is a panty formed of a single-ply, stretchable nylon material.  
   
   
       10 . The underwear garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said waist area of the garment is formed of a sheer material having a skin tone color, which gives an illusion that the garment does not have a waistband.  
   
   
       11 . An article of clothing that gives an illusion of a tattoo on the skin of the wearer, comprising: 
 a sheer fabric material which is made into the shape of a panty having an upper portion that can be worn above a normal pant line of the wearer; and    a printed tattoo image on the sheer fabric material, at least a portion of said tattoo image being disposed on said upper portion of the panty shape so as to be visible above the pant line of the wearer.    
   
   
       12 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said printed tattoo image is located on the sheer fabric material with a portion of the image located above the pant line at a lower back area of the wearer.  
   
   
       13 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said printed tattoo image is located on the sheer fabric material with a portion of the image located above the pant line below a naval area of the wearer.  
   
   
       14 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said sheer material is a single-ply, stretchable nylon material.  
   
   
       15 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said sheer material has a skin tone color.  
   
   
       16 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said panty shape comprises front and back panels, a crotch area connecting lower portions of the front and back panels, and a waist area connecting upper portions of the front and back panels.  
   
   
       17 . The article of clothing according to  claim 16 , wherein said front and back panels are made to extend above a pant line of the wearer, and at least a portion of said tattoo image is located on the upper portion of one of said front and back panels so as to be disposed above the pant line of the wearer.  
   
   
       18 . The article of clothing according to  claim 11 , wherein said upper portion of the panty shape has a hemmed upper edge of sheer fabric material that creates a waistband that is nearly transparent.  
   
   
       19 . A method of wearing body art, comprising the steps of: 
 providing an underwear garment formed of a sheer fabric material having a skin tone color, said underwear garment having a printed tattoo image thereon; and    wearing the underwear garment in conjunction with an outer garment with a portion of the underwear garment positioned above a pant line of the outer garment, said printed tattoo image being positioned to give an illusion of a tattoo on the skin of the wearer above the pant line of the outer garment.    
   
   
       20 . The method of wearing body art according to  claim 19 , wherein said pant line of the outer garment is an uppermost edge of the outer garment.