Article Of Clothing Having Magnetic Fastening Assemblies

An article of clothing comprising:

• a first placket comprising an inside layer of the first placket and an outside layer of the first placket coupled together to form a first pocket between the inside and outside layers of the first placket and between a fold and a line of stitching;
• a second placket having an inside layer, a middle layer and an outer strip of material, parallel inner and outer lines of stitching joining the outer strip of material to the inside and middle layers of the second placket, the middle layer of the second placket being between the inside layer of the second placket and the outer strip of material, a second pocket being located between the middle layer of the second placket, a third pocket being located between the inside and middle layers of the second placket and the outer strip of material;
• a plurality of encased first magnetic elements secured in position in the first pocket with seams joining the inside and outside layers of the first placket and a plurality of encased second magnetic elements, each of the encased second magnetic elements being secured in position in the second pocket with additional seams joining the inside and middle layers of the second placket,
• at least some of the encased first magnetic elements adapted to be attracted to at least some of the encased second magnetic elements to close the article of clothing around a person's body, positions of the plurality of encased second magnetic elements corresponding to positions of the plurality of encased first magnetic elements wherein when the article of clothing is closed, the seams and additional seams are not visible from an exterior of the article of clothing.

An article of clothing comprising:

• a first placket comprising an inside layer of the first placket and an outside layer of the first placket coupled together to form a first pocket between the inside and outside layers of the first placket,
• a second placket comprising an inside layer of the second placket, a middle layer of the second placket, the inside and middle layers of the second placket being secured to an outer strip of material with lines of stitching, the middle layer of the second placket being between the inside layer of the second placket and the outer strip of material, a second pocket being located between the middle and inside layers of the second placket, a third pocket being located between the middle layer of the second placket and the outer strip of material;
• a plurality of spaced magnetic fastening assemblies including a plurality of encased first magnetic elements secured inside the first pocket and a plurality of encased second magnetic elements secured inside the second pocket, each encased first magnetic element being secured in position inside the first pocket by seams joining the inside and outside layers of the first placket and each encased second magnetic element being secured in position inside the second pocket by additional seams joining the inside and middle layers of the second placket,
• the plurality of magnetic fastening assemblies being engaged when the article of clothing is closed around a person's body, positions of the plurality of encased second magnetic elements corresponding to positions of the plurality of encased first magnetic elements, wherein when the article of clothing is closed, the second placket overlays the first placket such that the seams and additional seams around the pluralities of encased first and second magnetic elements are not visible from an exterior of the article of clothing.