Apparel with pocket

Abstract

An article of apparel is disclosed. In one embodiment, an article of apparel comprises a front panel, a pouch attached to the front panel, a pocket disposed between the pouch and the front panel, and means for selectively opening and closing a first end of the pocket. The pocket comprises a second end opposite the first end and a body joining the first and second ends. The pocket is attached to the pouch and the front panel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage holding garment, comprising:
 a garment having a visible outer pocket sized to permit items to be inserted and retained therein and to permit the retained items to be retrieve therefrom;   a beverage holder disposed within the visible outer pocket and substantially concealed by the visible outer pocket, the beverage holder constructed of insulating material forming an interior pouch having an opening sized to receive a beverage container and with insulating sidewalls sufficient to receive a majority of a length of the beverage container, the interior pouch constructed to collapse in substantially flat relation so that the garment appears to not have a beverage holder when the beverage container is not received within the interior pouch; and   wherein the interior pouch is constructed of a single piece of insulated material having mating sidewalls which fold together along a fold line and wherein mating edges of the mating sidewalls are secured together to form the interior pouch.   
     
     
         2 . A beverage holding garment, comprising:
 a garment having a visible outer pocket sized to permit items to be inserted and retained therein and to permit the retained items to be retrieve therefrom;   a beverage holder disposed within the visible outer pocket and substantially concealed by the visible outer pocket, the beverage holder constructed of insulating material forming an interior pouch having an opening sized to receive a beverage container and with insulating sidewalls sufficient to receive a majority of a length of the beverage container, the interior pouch constructed to collapse in substantially flat relation so that the garment appears to not have a beverage holder when the beverage container is not received within the interior pouch, wherein the interior pouch includes an insulated bottom; and   wherein the sidewalls include cutouts centered along the fold line to promote the collapsing of the sidewalls in substantially flat relation when the beverage container is not received within the interior pouch.