Sleeved garment

Abstract

A sleeved garment of the invention designed to have an underlying garment having sleeves and a sleeveless or strapless overlying garment for the purpose of varying the appearance of the overlying garment, while at the same time concealing a woman's arms without adding undue bulkiness on the torso of the wearer. The underlying garment is made from a nylon and spandex blend such that the garment is designed to be form fitting and fit snugly around the arms and torso of the wearer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment ensemble including a sleeved underlying garment designed to create the appearance of being part of an overlying garment with which the sleeved underlying garment is worn, the garment ensemble comprising:
 an underlying sleeved garment having a circular torso member having a first face section and a second face section and two opposing sleeve members extending from the circular torso member where the circular torso member and the two opposing sleeve members are made of a form fitting material and where at least the two opposing sleeve members are made from a blend of nylon and spandex to fit snuggly around the arms of the wearer and where the first face section provides minimal coverage and the second face section providing fuller coverage such that the garment is designed to be worn with the first face section over the chest of the wearer, and where the minimal coverage of the first face section is designed to provide sufficient coverage to cover the nipples on the chest of the wearer when the first face section is worn over the breast of the wearer; and   an overlying garment that is sleeveless where the overlying garment is worn on top of the underlying garment and substantially conceals the circular torso member of the underlying garment.   
     
     
         2 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where the form fitting material of the underlying sleeved garment is a thin, lightweight, sheer stretch material. 
     
     
         3 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where the neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is the same as the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         4 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where a neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is different than the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         5 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment further includes an elastic member that encircles the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         6 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment is made at least partially from spandex. 
     
     
         7 . The garment ensemble of  claim 1  where the underlying sleeved garment further includes a bodice portion constructed of a form fitting material. 
     
     
         8 . A garment ensemble including a sleeved underlying garment designed to create the appearance of being part of an overlying garment with which the sleeved underlying garment is worn, the garment ensemble comprising:
 an underlying sleeved garment having a circular torso member having a first face section and a second face section and two opposing sleeve members extending from the circular torso member where the circular torso member and the two opposing sleeve members are made of a form fitting material and where at least the two opposing sleeve members are made of a blend of nylon and spandex material to fit snuggly around the arms of the wearer and where the first face section provides less coverage than the second face section such that the garment is designed to be worn with the first face section over the chest of the wearer, and where the less coverage of the first face section is designed to provide sufficient coverage to cover the nipples on the chest of the wearer when the first face section is worn over the breast of the wearer;   an overlying garment that is sleeveless where the overlying garment is worn over the top of the underlying garment and substantially conceals the circular torso member of the underlying garment; and   where the two opposing sleeve members of the underlying sleeved garment are absent any seams that can be viewed when the overlying garment is worn over the top of the underlying sleeved garment to create the appearance that the underlying sleeved garment is part of the overlying garment with which the sleeved underlying garment is worn.   
     
     
         9 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where the underlying sleeved garment is made of a thin, lightweight, sheer stretch material. 
     
     
         10 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where the neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is the same as the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         11 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where a neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is different than the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         12 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment further includes an elastic member that encircles the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         13 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment is made at least partially from spandex. 
     
     
         14 . The garment ensemble of  claim 8  where the underlying sleeved garment further includes a bodice portion constructed of a form fitting material. 
     
     
         15 . The garment ensemble of  claim 9  where the underlying sleeved garment is constructed entirely of form fitting material. 
     
     
         16 . A method of creating the appearance of a sleeved garment from a sleeveless garment, the method including the steps of:
 providing an underlying sleeved garment designed to be worn under an overlying sleeveless garment to the give the appearance that the underlying sleeved garment is part of the overlying sleeveless garment under which the underlying sleeved garment is worn, where the underlying sleeved garment has a circular torso member having a first face section and a second face section and two opposing sleeve members extending from the circular torso member where the circular torso member and the two opposing sleeve members are made of a form fitting material and where at least the two opposing sleeve members are made of a blend of nylon and spandex so that the two opposing sleeve members fit snuggly around the arms of the wearer and where the first face section provides minimal coverage and the second face section provides fuller coverage such that the underlying sleeved garment is designed to be worn with the first face section over the chest of the wearer, and where the minimal coverage of the first face section is designed to provide sufficient coverage to cover the nipples on the chest of the wearer when the first face section is worn over the breast of the wearer; and   where the two opposing sleeve members of the underlying sleeved garment are absent any seams that can be viewed when the overlying garment is worn over the top of the underlying sleeved garment to create the appearance that the underlying sleeved garment is part of the overlying garment with which the underlying sleeved garment it is worn.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  where the underlying sleeved garment is made of a thin, lightweight, sheer stretch material. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  where the neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is the same as the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  where a neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is different than the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment further includes an elastic member that encircles the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 16  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment is made at least partially from spandex. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 16  where the underlying sleeved garment further includes a bodice portion constructed of a form fitting material. 
     
     
         23 . A method of creating the appearance of a sleeved garment from a sleeveless garment, the method including the steps of:
 providing an underlying sleeved garment having a circular torso member having a first face section and a second face section and two opposing sleeve members extending from the circular torso member where the circular torso member and the two opposing sleeve members are made of a blend of nylon and spandex material where the first face section provides less coverage than the second face section such that the underlying sleeved garment is designed to be worn with the first face section over the chest of the wearer, and where the less coverage of the first face section is designed to provide sufficient coverage to cover the nipples on the chest of the wearer when the first face section is worn over the breast of the wearer; and   wearing an overlying garment over the underlying sleeved garment, where the overlying garment is sleeveless such that the sleeves of the underlying garment are substantially shown and where the overlying garment substantially conceals the circular torso member of the underlying garment depending upon the neckline cut of the overlying garment.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  where the two opposing sleeve members of the underlying sleeved garment are absent any seams that can be viewed when the overlying garment is worn over the top of the underlying sleeved garment to create the appearance that the underlying sleeved garment is part of the overlying garment with which the underlying sleeved garment it is worn. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23  where the underlying sleeved garment is made of a thin, lightweight, sheer stretch material. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23  where the neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is the same as the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 23  where a neckline of the first face section of the underlying sleeved garment is different than the neckline of the second face section of the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 23  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment further includes an elastic member that encircles the underlying sleeved garment. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 23  where the circular torso member of the underlying sleeved garment is made at least partially from spandex. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 23  where the underlying sleeved garment further includes a bodice portion constructed of a form fitting material.