Garment having a fixed cuff

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, and includes a cuff along its bottom edge that may be affixed in place on the outside of the garment such that the wearer may display the cuff without the need to repeatedly fold it and hold it in place. Cuffs provide the wearer with a simple means of making a fashion statement by accentuating the bottom of the garment and thereby distinguishing an otherwise ordinary looking skirt. The garment may be made by materials known in the art such as denim which may be easily folded into a cuff, and which provides an aesthetically pleasing contrast by revealing the inner lighter side of the material exposed by the cuff against the darker exterior denim surface.

1 . A garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, wherein: 
 both legs of the wearer are surrounded by a single sleeve of the garment; and    a bottom edge of the sleeve is folded upward onto an exterior of the garment and affixed to the exterior, forming a cuff that is substantially parallel to the bottom edge.    
   
   
       2 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff is affixed to the exterior of the garment by stitching.  
   
   
       3 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff is affixed to the exterior of the garment by sewing.  
   
   
       4 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff is affixed to the exterior of the garment by buttons.  
   
   
       5 . The garment according to  claim 4  wherein: 
 multiple buttons or sets of buttons exist for the affixing of the cuff to the exterior of the garment; and    the wearer may vary the length of the cuff by choosing a specific button or set of buttons for affixing the cuff to the exterior of the garment.    
   
   
       6 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff is affixed to the exterior of the garment by fasteners.  
   
   
       7 . The garment according to  claim 6  wherein: 
 multiple fasteners or sets of fasteners exist for the affixing of the cuff to the exterior of the garment; and    the wearer may vary the length of the cuff by choosing a specific fastener or set of fasteners for affixing the cuff to the exterior of the garment.    
   
   
       8 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the garment is formed of at least one of a denim material, a cotton material, a wool material, a polyester material, a leather material, a suede material, a linen material, a corduroy material and materials comprising synthetic blended fabrics.  
   
   
       9 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff comprises one fold such that the bottom edge of the garment is visible on the exterior of the garment.  
   
   
       10 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the cuff comprises more than one fold such that the bottom edge of the garment is not visible on the exterior of the garment.  
   
   
       11 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the garment comprises a skirt.  
   
   
       12 . The garment according to  claim 11  wherein the skirt comprises a mini-skirt.  
   
   
       13 . The garment according to  claim 11  wherein the skirt comprises a denim skirt.  
   
   
       14 . The garment according to  claim 11  wherein the skirt comprises a denim mini-skirt.  
   
   
       15 . The garment according to  claim 1  wherein the garment comprises one of the following: 
 a dress, a gown, a skirt-jumper, skirt-overalls and a kilt.    
   
   
       16 . An outfit wherein the outfit comprises the garment according to  claim 1  and a garment that covers at least part of a wearer's upper body.  
   
   
       17 . A method of forming a cuff on a garment that covers at least half of a wearer's lower body, the method comprising: 
 folding a bottom edge of the garment upward onto an exterior of the garment; and    affixing the folded bottom edge to the exterior of the garment.    
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 17  wherein the garment comprises one of the following: 
 a skirt, a mini-skirt, a denim skirt, a denim mini-skirt, a dress, a gown, a skirt-jumper, skirt-overalls and a kilt.    
   
   
       19 . A garment that covers at least part of a wearer's lower body, the garment comprising: 
 a garment material; and    at least one fastener on the garment material for attaching a bottom edge of the garment to an exterior of the garment material.    
   
   
       20 . The garment according to  claim 19  wherein the garment comprises one of the following: 
 a skirt, a mini-skirt, a denim skirt, a denim mini-skirt, a dress, a gown, a skirt-jumper, skirt-overalls and a kilt.