Adjustable garment

Abstract

An adjustable garment such as a vest includes invisible zippers at the side seams of the vest. The zippers define pleats which can be opened or closed by the zippers to expand and contract the vest to alter its size. More particularly, each zipper includes first and second rows of teeth which are operable between interlocking and separated conditions to close and open the zipper in order to close and open the associated pleat.

1 . An adjustable garment, comprising
 (a) at least one piece of fabric having edges which are joined together to form a seam;   (b) a zipper connected with said fabric adjacent to said seam to define a pleat, said zipper comprising first and second rows of teeth which are operable between interlocking and separated conditions to close and open said zipper in order to close and open said pleat, thereby altering the size of the garment.   
   
   
       2 . An adjustable garment as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said garment includes a pair of seams on opposite sides thereof, each seam including a zipper. 
   
   
       3 . An adjustable garment as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said zippers comprise hidden zippers, each of said hidden zippers being covered by said fabric adjacent to said seam. 
   
   
       4 . An adjustable garment as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said garment comprises a vest, said seams being arranged beneath arm openings in said vest and extending generally vertically downward to a bottom edge of said vest. 
   
   
       5 . An adjustable garment as defined in  claim 4 , wherein each pleat defined by each zipper has a width corresponding to a half-size of said vest, whereby when both zippers are in an open condition, said vest has a first size and when both zippers are closed, said vest has a second size which is smaller than said first size.