Thin Garment Closure

A closure for a garment having a first end and a second end, the closure comprising:

• a male member having a male exterior side configured for attachment to the first end of the garment, a bar offset from the male exterior side, the bar having two ends and a ball on each end, and a flat front surface between the male exterior side and the bar;
• a female member having a female exterior side configured for attachment to the second end of the garment, a trough shaped to receive the bar and offset from the female exterior side, and a flat rear surface at least partially surrounding the trough;
• the bar positionable in the trough when the male member and the female member are in a substantially transverse orientation;
• when the bar is positioned in the trough and the male member is rotated so that the male member and the female member are substantially coplanar, the flat front surface of the male member contacts the flat rear surface of the female member and the first and second ends of the garment are connected;
• the male member having two side arms connecting the male exterior side and the bar, the side arms each angled inward from the male exterior side to a ball of the bar, the bar and the male exterior side each having a length, and the length of the bar being shorter than the length of the male exterior side;
• and,
• the trough of the female member having a concave region to receive each ball of the bar.