High performance garments

Abstract

A high-performance garment may include a body portion and a sleeve portion, wherein the sleeve portion includes an arm portion and a wipe portion. In addition, the wipe portion, arm portion, and body portion of the high-performance garment may be constructed from a single layer of the same type of fabric. Further, the high-performance garment may be configured to provide an appropriate fit specifically for pre-adolescent and/or adolescent females, who have a body shape differing from pre-adolescent, adolescent and adult males, and adult females.

That which is claimed: 
     
         1 . A high-performance garment comprising:
 a body portion defining at least one armhole;   at least one sleeve portion coupled to the body portion proximate the at least one armhole, the at least one sleeve portion comprising:
 an arm portion; and 
 a wipe portion, wherein the wipe portion is configured to remove perspiration from a body surface, 
   wherein the wipe portion and the arm portion of the sleeve portion and the body portion of the garment are constructed from a fabric having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite of the second surface.   
     
     
         2 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the arm portion is defined by the first surface of the fabric and an outer surface of the wipe portion is defined by the second surface of the fabric. 
     
     
         3 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 2 , wherein the fabric comprises a single yarn material. 
     
     
         4 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the wipe portion is disposed at a distal end of the sleeve portion and wherein a proximal end of the sleeve portion is coupled to the body portion proximate at least one armhole. 
     
     
         5 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 4 , wherein the sleeve portion defines a thumb hole therethrough. 
     
     
         6 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 5 , wherein the thumb hole is disposed proximate the distal end of the sleeve portion. 
     
     
         7 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 5 , wherein the wipe portion and the arm portion define the thumb hole. 
     
     
         8 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the body portion further defines:
 a body portion length;   a bust width;   a waist width; and   a bottom opening width,   wherein the bust width and bottom opening width are greater than the waist width.   
     
     
         9 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the bust width is approximately between 0.60 and 0.71 of the body portion length,   wherein the waist width is approximately between 0.52 and 0.64 of the body portion length, and   wherein the bottom opening width is approximately between 0.59 and 0.70 of the body portion length.   
     
     
         10 . A high-performance garment according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the waist width is approximately between 0.86 and 0.90 of the bust width, and   wherein the waist width is approximately between 0.88 and 0.91 of the bottom opening width.