Body sculpting garment

Abstract

A garment for shaping a form of its wearer includes a front panel and a back panel coupled to one another at first and second seams. The front panel comprises self-lining material in a pectoral portion and compression layer material in a torso portion of the front panel. The back panel includes a first arcuate portion of compression layer material along the first seam and a second arcuate portion of compression layer material along the second seam. Lining material extends from an upper portion of the back panel to a bottom portion of the back panel and is coupled to the two arcuate portions such that the two arcuate portions are separated by the lining material. The compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than a respective elastic modulus of the lining material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A garment, comprising:
 a front panel having an outer surface and an inner surface;   a back panel having an outer surface and an inner surface;   wherein the back panel is coupled to the front panel at first and second seams such that the respective inner surfaces face each other;   wherein the front panel outer surface comprises a front outer fabric layer;   wherein the front panel inner surface comprises lining material in a pectoral portion of the front panel inner surface and compression layer material in a torso portion of the front panel inner surface coupled to the lining material;   wherein the back panel outer surface comprises a back outer fabric layer;   wherein the back panel inner surface comprises a first arcuate portion of compression layer material along the first seam and a second arcuate portion of compression layer material along the second seam and lining material extending from an upper portion of the back panel surface to a bottom portion of the back panel surface, coupled to the two arcuate portions such that the two arcuate portions are separated by the lining material; and   wherein the compression layer material has a higher elastic modulus than a respective elastic modulus of each of the outer fabric layer and the lining material.   
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment comprises a swimsuit, further comprising:
 first and second leg openings, defined by the first and second panels at the bottom portion of the swimsuit,   wherein the first and second arcuate portions extend from the lower portion of the back panel surface to a first and second leg opening, respectively.   
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a front opening, defined in the front panel, extending through the pectoral portion and terminating in the torso portion.   
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 at least one of a zipper, a lacing, and a clasp, provided in the front panel, configured to close and open the front opening.   
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 lace defined in the back panel, extending between the first and second arcuate portions of the back panel outer surface.   
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the compression layer material comprises multiple layers of material.