Moisture management garment

A moisture-management garment having a moisture management panel constructed of a moisture management fabric and extending generally between a crotch area of the garment and a waist area of the garment, said moisture management panel comprising:

• (a) a first fabric having an inner moisture transport fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic yarns and for residing in skin contact during garment wear, and an outer dispersal fabric layer constructed of hydrophilic yarns and positioned adjacent to said inner moisture transport layer to receive and disperse moisture transported to it by said inner moisture transport layer;
• (b) a second fabric having an outer moisture vaporization fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic yarns and for comprising the outermost surface of the moisture management fabric during wear, and an inner moisture dispersal fabric layer constructed of hydrophilic yarns and positioned adjacent to said outer moisture vaporization layer;
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• (c) a third fabric, comprising an intermediate wicking insert positioned between said first and second fabrics and extending along the garment from the area of the crotch to the area of the waist to wick moisture from the area of the crotch towards the area of the waist of the garment, said wicking insert comprising first and second wicking fabric layers, each of said wicking layers comprising a layer constructed of hydrophilic fibers and a layer constructed of hydrophobic fibers, and the hydrophilic layers of said first and second wicking fabric layers arranged back-to-back to define a moisture transporting channel between said first and second fabrics.

A moisture management garment having a moisture management panel constructed of a moisture management fabric and extending generally between a crotch area of the garment and a waist area of the garment, said moisture management panel comprising:

• (a) a first inner moisture transport fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic yarns for residing in skin contact during garment wear;
• (b) a second fabric comprising the outer shell of the moisture management panel of the garment;
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• (c) a third fabric comprised of non-absorbent fibers to define an intermediate wicking insert positioned between said first and second fabrics extending along the garment from the area of the crotch to the area of the waist to wick moisture from the area of the crotch towards the area of the waist of the garment.