Garments with moisture wicking and moisture concealing properties

Abstract

A garment can include a textile that has moisture wicking and concealing properties. The textile may be strategically positioned such that a hydrophilic layer (with wicking properties) is positioned adjacent a skin surface of a wearer, and such that a hydrophobic layer, which has moisture concealing properties, is positioned external to the layer that has moisture wicking properties.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An upper-torso support garment comprising:
 a front portion comprising a breast covering area, which comprises a domal-shaped cup having an inner-facing side and an outer-facing side; and   the domal-shaped cup comprising a textile, which comprises:
 a hydrophilic layer oriented towards the inner-facing side; and 
 a hydrophobic layer oriented towards the outer-facing side. 
   
     
     
         2 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises a first textile layer and the hydrophobic layer comprises a second textile layer. 
     
     
         3 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 2 , wherein the first textile layer comprises a first knit layer and the second textile layer comprises a second knit layer. 
     
     
         4 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 3 , wherein the textile further comprises a yarn that extends back and forth between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. 
     
     
         5 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 4 , wherein the yarn comprises a hydrophobic yarn. 
     
     
         6 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 5 , wherein the yarn comprises an elastic yarn. 
     
     
         7 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 6 , wherein the elastic yarn comprises a bare elastic yarn. 
     
     
         8 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 2 , wherein the textile comprises a spacer mesh. 
     
     
         9 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 8 , wherein the textile comprises a knit spacer mesh. 
     
     
         10 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 3 , wherein the textile comprises a knit tubular jacquard textile. 
     
     
         11 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises a hydrophilic yarn. 
     
     
         12 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophilic yarn is treated with a wicking component prior to be incorporated into the hydrophilic layer. 
     
     
         13 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises a wicking finish. 
     
     
         14 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic layer comprises a hydrophobic yarn. 
     
     
         15 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 14 , wherein the hydrophobic yarn is treated with durable water repellant (DWR) prior to be incorporated into the hydrophobic layer. 
     
     
         16 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic layer comprises DWR finish. 
     
     
         17 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises an inner-most face of the domal-shaped cup. 
     
     
         18 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the textile is heat-set. 
     
     
         19 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , further comprising, a second textile positioned directly adjacent to the hydrophobic layer, the second textile comprising a mesh textile that has been molded. 
     
     
         20 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 19 , wherein:
 the front portion comprises an outermost panel;   the second textile being positioned between the outermost panel and the hydrophobic layer; and   the outermost panel comprising an unmolded portion of the front portion.   
     
     
         21 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion further comprises an M-shaped layer positioned interior to the hydrophilic layer. 
     
     
         22 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hydrophobic layer and the hydrophilic layer comprises recycled polyester. 
     
     
         23 . An upper-torso support garment comprising:
 a front portion comprising a breast covering area, which comprises a three-dimensional (3D) cup having an inner-facing side and an outer-facing side,   wherein the 3D cup comprises a textile having a first part and a second part, the first part being heat-set and the second part not being heat-set such that the first part of the textile has reduced stretch compared to the second part of the textile,   wherein the textile comprises a hydrophilic layer oriented towards the inner-facing side and a hydrophobic layer oriented towards the outer-facing side.   
     
     
         24 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 23 , wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises a first textile layer and the hydrophobic layer comprises a second textile layer, wherein the first textile layer comprises a first knit layer and the second textile layer comprises a second knit layer, and wherein the textile further comprises a yarn that extends back and forth between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. 
     
     
         25 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 24 , wherein the yarn has a lower moisture transfer characteristic compared to fibers of the hydrophilic layer. 
     
     
         26 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 23 , wherein the 3D cup is domal-shaped to form a breast cup. 
     
     
         27 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 23 , wherein the upper-torso support garment is a bra. 
     
     
         28 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 27 , wherein the bra further comprises a textile, the textile comprising:
 a hydrophilic layer oriented towards the inner-facing side; and   a hydrophobic layer oriented towards the outer-facing side.   
     
     
         29 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 28 , wherein the textile covers only a portion of the front portion of the bra. 
     
     
         30 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 29 , wherein the front portion of the bra comprises apertures that are uncovered by the textile, the apertures permitting access through the stealth layer when the front portion is unfolded. 
     
     
         31 . The upper-torso support garment of  claim 30 , wherein the textile comprises an M-shaped layer positioned interior to the front portion of the bra.