Multi-use garment

Abstract

A strapless multi-use garment comprises an upper garment portion designed to cover an area above waist of a user having a front portion and a rear portion, a gathered skirt having a front portion and a rear portion attached with the upper garment portion, a waist band attached at a top portion of the gathered skirt, a plurality of front panels attached at the front portion of the gathered skirt, a plurality of rear panels is attached at the rear portion of the gathered skirt and at least one fastening means. The plurality of front panels and the plurality of rear panels, extending downwardly from the waist band, are adaptable for multiple configurations that allow the multi-use garment to be worn in a wide range of stylish designs in different occasions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-use garment, comprising:
 a bodice;   a skirt constructed beneath the bodice, the skirt having a front portion and a rear portion; and   a plurality of panels including a first plurality of panels and a second plurality of panels, each panel of the plurality of panels having an end and an opposing end, wherein:
 the end of each panel of the first plurality of panels is attached to an upper portion of the front portion of the skirt at an intersecting area of the bodice and the front portion of the skirt; 
 the end of each panel of the second plurality of panels is attached to the upper portion of the rear portion of the skirt at the intersecting area of the bodice and the rear portion of the skirt; 
 the opposing end of each panel of the plurality of panels is unattached to the skirt; 
 each panel of the first plurality of panels extends downwardly from the intersecting area and over the front portion of the skirt and each panel of the second plurality of panels extends downwardly from the intersecting area and over the rear portion of the skirt to become part of the skirt in a first wearable configuration, which leaves the entirety of the bodice visible; and 
 at least one panel of the first plurality of panels and at least one panel of the second plurality of panels are lifted in a direction above the intersecting area and are connected above the bodice extending over at least a portion of the bodice in a second wearable configuration.