Modular Bra

Abstract

A modular garment including a strapless bra and/or a bralette is disclosed to provide comfortable and interchangeable support configurations. Side bands of the bralette may connect to side bands of the strapless bra, or to an adaptor when the bralette is worn without the bra. When worn together, the front surfaces of the bra and bralette are held flush by magnet pairs complimentarily disposed around the bra and bralette cups.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A garment comprising:
 a bra front portion;   a bra side band extending from each respective side of the bra front portion to a respective distal end;   a bra fastening arrangement operable to join the respective distal ends of the bra side bands for releasably securing the garment to a torso of an individual wearing the garment, a position of the garment on the individual wearing the garment defining inner and outer surfaces of the garment; and   an anchor disposed at an outer surface of each of the bra side bands for optional attachment of a bralette.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising the bralette, the bralette comprising:
 a bralette front portion;   a bralette side band extending from each respective side of the bralette front portion to a respective distal end;   at least one strap extending from the bralette front portion to a respective one of the bralette side bands; and   a fastener attached at each bralette side band distal end, the fasteners configured to be releasably engaged with the respective anchors.   
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the bra front portion comprises a pair of cups interconnected by a bra gore and the bralette front portion comprises a pair of cups interconnected by a bralette gore, and further comprising:
 a magnet pair disposed at the bra gore and the bralette gore respectively for releasably interconnecting the bra front portion and the bralette front portion.   
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3 , further comprising a magnet pair disposed at respective outer edges of each of the pair of bra cups and bralette cups for releasably interconnecting the bra cups and the bralette cups. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the bra cups and the bralette cups comprise underwire support, and wherein the magnet pair disposed at respective outer edges of each of the pair of bra cups and bralette cups is disposed proximate an upper terminus of the respective underwire support. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the anchors are disposed proximate the distal ends of the respective bra side bands. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 6 , wherein the anchors comprise a width that is smaller than a width of the respective bra side bands and are located proximate a bottom thereof. 
     
     
         8 . A garment comprising:
 a bra comprising opposed bra side bands releasably connectable at respective distal ends;   an anchor disposed at an outer surface of each of the bra side bands;   a bralette comprising opposed bralette side bands; and   a fastener attached to each bralette side band, the fasteners configured to be releasably engaged with the respective anchors to interconnect the bra and bralette.   
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 8 , further comprising an adapter comprising fasteners at opposed ends, the adapter fasteners configured to be releasably engaged with the fasteners attached to the bralette side band. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 the bra comprises a pair of cups interconnected by a bra gore;   the bralette comprising a pair of cups interconnected by a bralette gore; and   a magnet pair disposed at the bra gore and the bralette gore respectively for releasably interconnecting the bra and the bralette.   
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 10 , further comprising a magnet pair disposed at respective outer edges of each of the pair of bra cups and bralette cups for releasably interconnecting the bra cups and the bralette cups. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the bra cups and the bralette cups comprise underwire support, and wherein the magnet pair disposed at respective outer edges of each of the pair of bra cups and bralette cups is disposed proximate an upper terminus of the respective underwire support. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 8 , wherein the anchors are disposed proximate distal ends of the respective bra side bands. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 13 , wherein the anchors comprise a width that is smaller than a width of the respective bra side bands and are located proximate a bottom thereof. 
     
     
         15 . A garment comprising:
 a bralette front portion comprising a pair of bralette cups joined at a gore;   a bralette side band extending from each respective side of the bralette front portion to a respective distal end;   at least one strap extending from the bralette front portion to a respective one of the bralette side bands;   a fastener attached at each bralette side band distal end;   a magnet disposed at the gore; and   a magnet disposed at respective outer edges of each of the pair of bralette cups.   
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 15 , further comprising an adapter comprising fasteners at opposed ends, the adapter fasteners configured to be releasably engaged with the respective fasteners at the bralette side band distal ends.