Shirt garment with hidden button

Abstract

A garment having a collar, the garment comprising: a placket, extending the length of the garment and having spaced apart first and a second buttons substantially nearer to the collar than a third button; wherein a portion of the placket intermediate the first and second button comprises a fly-front placket hiding an intermediate button therein; and wherein a remaining portion of the placket is not a fly front placket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shirt having a collar, the shirt having a length and a placket extending at least a portion of the length of the shirt, said placket comprising:
 a bottom piece with an attached collar male button snap, an attached first male button snap spaced apart from the collar male button snap and below the collar male button snap, and an attached second male button snap spaced apart from the first male button snap and below the first male button snap, wherein the collar male button snap, first male button snap, and second male button snap are substantially the same size; and;   wherein the bottom piece further comprises at least one intermediate male button snap located in between the first and second male button snaps, the at least one intermediate male button snap being smaller than the collar male button snap, first male button snap, and second male button snap, and   a top piece that substantially overlays the bottom piece when worn, wherein the top piece defines a first female button snap that corresponds to the first male button snap and a second female button snap that corresponds to the second male button snap,   wherein the top piece further comprises a single hidden intermediate piece comprising a strip of placket material having first and second longitudinal ends, each of the first and second longitudinal ends being affixed to an inner surface of the top piece in between the first and second female button snaps, the intermediate piece and the inner surface of the top piece forming a pocket there between, wherein the hidden intermediate piece includes an intermediate female button snap to receive the at least one intermediate male button snap.   
     
     
         2 . The shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one intermediate male button snap is located at a midpoint between the first and second male button snaps. 
     
     
         3 . The shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the shirt is made of at least one of the following materials: 100% cotton, 95% cotton/5% spandex, 96% cotton/4% spandex, 92% polyester/8% spandex and 94% polyester/6% spandex.