US1977465A - Woman's garment - Google Patents

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- Oct. 16, 1934.

H. ARON SON WOMANS GARMENT Filed July 11, 1933 lnvenToi. Hurry Aronson A ITys.

Patented Oct. 16, 1934 UNITED STAT S PATENT; OFFICE 1,977,465 WOMANS GARMENT Harry Aronson, New York, N. 1!.

Application July 11, 1933, Serial No. 679,882

3 Claims. 101. 2-43 This invention relates to improvements in garments for women and more particularly to undergarments known as slips, and the principal object of the'invention is to provide a garment 5 having front and rear sections which are connected at their adjacent ,edges by narrow side strips of elastic insertion extending throughout the entire length of the garment to provide elastic seams which will increase the comfort of the garment to the wearer and which will avoid tearing of the seams'when the wearer moves from upright to a stooping or sitting position.

The invention comprises certain improvements upon the invention disclosed in my prior Patent No. 1,265,870, granted May 14, 1918, which relates to a skirt comprising an inelastic adjustable waistband and having a body portion formed of a plurality of gores of inelastic material, with narrow strips of insertion of relatively elastic material intermediate of and sewed to adjacent seams of the breadths and extending downwardly from the inelastic waistband to the flounce of the garment which is of inelastic material. The construction disclosed in my prior patent was particularly designed for tight fitting messaline underskirts which were then the mode, and the adjacent edges of the gores were connected by elastic insertion to give the skirt sufficient flexibility to enable it to be worn comfortably in walking, and also in tending to avoid tearing of the scams or the material of the skirt between, the band and flounce which were both of inelastic material.

The present invention as distinguished therefrom comprises improvements in a womans garment having continuous bust and skirt portions and which are tailored to fit the form of the wearer and are known in the trade as silhouette garments' and the invention is designed to provide a snug-fitting womans garment from'the bust down to and over the hips with a flare effect below the hips and so constructed that the entire garment will yield to every possible movement of the wearer and yet prevent bursting of the seams. I Womens dresses are of very sheer material and folds, wrinkles or seams of slips worn under such dreses are often quite visible from the f front and also from the rear. It is, therefore, 50 quite necessary-that the slips shall be so constructed as to fltthe form oi the-wearer and to avoid the ungainly appearance of the wrinkles and the appearance :of seams which are emphasized by the tight-fitting slips. The materials of which the slips are made are usually of silk, crepe de Chine, and like delicate materials, which are practically inelastic and which, when the gores or panels are stitched together, are easily torn along the seams which are weakened by the lines of stitching to secure the adjacent edges thereto. This is particularly true when the sections of the material are tailored lengthwise of the breadths of cloth of which they are made. As'a consequence, slips and other close-fitting garments of this character have been cut on the bias for the purpose of increasing the elasticity of the garment, and to a measure overcoming the likelihood of the tearing out at the seams.

Where sections of the garment are thus cut on the bias, the garment is likely to sag, twist, and ride up upon the figure, and particularly at the shoulders of the garment. Furthermore, slips and other garments thus cut on the bias are difficult to launder'because it is necessary to iron the sections in the direction of the warps or wefts to prevent distortion of the material. As a consequence, such garments will not hold their shape properly. Furthermore, such garments are much more costly of production as they require very much more material to cut a slip, or other garment properly on the bias, than to cut the garment of the same size lengthwise of the breadth of the material. a

By reason of the present invention a slip, or

other garment of the character described, can be out lengthwise ofthe breadth of the material and properly tailored to fit the wearer and by. uniting the adjacent edges with vertical elastic side seams suiiicient extensibility is provided to the garment-to overcome the tearing out of the seams. I

M It is desirable that such garments be made of a plain front section and a plain back section united by vertical strips of elastic insertion extending downwardly from beneath the arms of the wearer throughout the entire length of the garment, so that when the strips of elastic inser- Fig. l-is a view of a woman wearing a slip embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of the torso of a woman clad in a modified form of slip embodying the invention;

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating another modified form of slip embodying the invention;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through a garment, such as a slip in expanded position illustrating the position of theelastic side seams portion 3 of substantially the same length as the front. The garment is supported by shoulder straps 4 secured to the upper ends of the front and back in the usual manner. The front portion 2 and the back 3, as illustrated in Fig. l,

are each desirably formed by a single piece of cloth; such as silk, crepe de' Chine, or the like, and tailored to fit the form of the wearer.

j located at the sides of the garment, a plain front and a plain back is provided which is free from wrinkles and scams which would show through a dress of shear material, such as silk, etc.

Desirably the front and back of the garment are tailored from the breadth of the cloth in such manner as to present a continuous plain front and a continuous plain back formed respectively of a breadth of cloth having the component threads thereof extending respectively in directions lengthwise and widthwise of said front and back. For economy in manufacture the front and the back of the garment are cut lengthwise of the cloth and suitably tailored to fit the figure. The strips 5 of elastic insertion which join the adjacent edges of the front and back to provide the side seams may be of any suitable elastic material, but preferably are of an open mesh material embbdying rubber, such as the material which is known to the trade as ll-astex" and which is elastic widthwise, but substantially inelastic lengthwise of the strip.

The garment, such as a' slip having elastic seams of this type when properly tailored will fit closely to the ,bust, waist and hips of the wearer. Furthermore, such elastic'seams are of special value in slips and other garments which are made in accordance with bust measurements, and

will fit difierent figures altlfdugh diiferent people having", the same bust measurements may vary in hip measurements. The front and back when united by such elastic seams present uninterrupt ed appearance when viewed from the front and back as the seams are practically invisible and pearance.

even when such seams are visible, when viewed from the side, they present. an ornamental apseam below the hips.

The front and back portions are connected by narrow strips Such seams provide sumcient elasticity to thegarment toenable the wearer to stoop or of the garment may be wider to' provide additional flexibility. Such wider portions 6 of the side' seams are illustrated in Fig. *2, and desirably gradually increase in width downwardly from points somewhat below the waist and then decrease gradually to merge into the usual width of Such wider seams desirably are provided in garments to be worn by people having unusually large hip measurements. In the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 the bust portion '1 of the garment is specially tailored to fit the figure.

I A modification of theinvention is illustrated in Fig. 3 in which the bust portion 8 of the garment and preferably also the corresponding section of the back is made of inextensible cloth and the skirt portion 9 of the same material, the bust and waist portions of the garment being connected by a waistband 10 of elastic insertion of the character above described in which the elasticity of the waistband is longitudinal of the. garment. The ends of the insertion 10 are connected to the ad- Jacent edges of the elastic seams 5 which extend throughout the full length of the garment as heretofore described. In this construction the bust portions 8 of the garment desirably are tailored and the waistband insertion also tailored to fit closely-upon the figure of the wearer.

By reason of this construction increased elasticity of the garment is provided which further avoids strains imposed upon the fabric by stooping or sitting. Greater flexibility of the waist portion is provided which will avoid relative displacement of the skirt and bust portions and greater comfort consequently experienced by the wearer.

By reason of the construction above described therefore a garment is provided with is trans-' versely elastic throughout its entire length. It is of suflicient expansibility as td fit figures varying 1.15 in bust and hip proportions. 'Ihe garment can be cut lengthwise of the goods with economy, and the edges of the front and' back sections when secured together by the elastic seams will not tear at the seams. The slip or other garment when thus cut lengthwise of the fabric, or in fact crosswise of the fabric, can be readily laundered and ironed without stretching. The garment will not sag, twist or ride up, and can be comfortably worn, thus possessing numerous advantages over the bias cut garments.

It will be understood that the particular embodiments of the invention shown and described herein are of an illustrative character and that various modifications in construction and style 1w of the garment may be made within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Let ters Patent, is:

1. A woman's slip comprising front and .back sections of substantially inelastic sheer woven fabric, having the component threads thereof extending vertically lengthwise and horizontally widthwise of the respective sections, tailored to fit. the bust, waist and hips of the wearer. being constricted at the waist, with the skirt portion extending downwardly from the hip portion thereof and connected at their edges by continuous narrow strips of transversely. highly elastic insertion extend nfl vertically downwardly from the center of the portions beneath the arms of the wearer through ut the entire length of the slip in substantial parallelism in the vertical immas of said fabric, thereby providing a 'non- 15 will not sag, twist or otherwise become distorted by the movements or postures of the wearer.

2. A womans slip comprising front and back sections of substantially inelastic sheer woven fabric, having the component threads thereof extending vertically lengthwise and horizontally widthwise of the respective sections, tailored to fit the bust, waist and hips of the wearer, being constricted at the waist, with the skirt portion extending downwardly from the hip portion" thereof and connected at their edges by continuous narrow strips of transversely highly elastic insertion extending vertically downwardly from the center of the portion beneath the arms of the wearer throughout the entire length of the a slip -in substantial parallelism to the vertical threads of said fabric, the insertion vextending along the hip portions being of gradually increasing and then diminishing width to increase the extensibility of the seam along the portions of the garment which are subjected to increased strain when the wearer moves from upright to stopping or sitting position and to avoid distortion of the woven fabric by the movements of the 3. A woman's slip comprising front and sections of substantially'inelastic sheer woven fabric, having the component threads thereof extending vertically lengthwise and horizontally widthwise of the respective sections, tailored to fit the bust, waist and hips of the wearer, being constricted at the waist, with the skirt portion extending downwardly from the hip portion thereof and connected at their edges by continuous narrow strips of transversely highly elastic insertion extending vertically downwardly from the center of the portions beneath the arms of the wearer throughout the entire length of the slip in substantial parallelism to the vertical threads of said fabric, thereby providing a nontearing seam which when the garment is worn will effectively be invisible, and a garment which will not sag, twist or otherwise become distorted by the movement or postures of the wearer, and a band of highly elastic insertion .extensihie lengthwise oi the garment and tailored to ilt the waist of the wearer intermediate of the bust and skirt portions and secured at its ends to the elastic seams.

' Y HARRY ARONSON.

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