Body support garment

In a torso-shape controlling, lower back supporting garment the combination comprising:

• a) said garment having first control fabric panel portions adapted to extend in waist shape controlling relation to torso front, back and sides,
• b) said control fabric panel portions including zones positioned to be generally rigid at the torso front and back and to yieldably resiliently stretch generally horizontally at the torso sides, whereby support is provided at the lower back, and an hourglass torso shape at the waist is produced,
• c) and auxiliary control fabric panel means wrapped about said first control fabric panel portions, and having end extents which are interconnected to cause said auxiliary panel means to exert inward compression against said first control fabric panel means,
• d) said garment first back panel portion having removable/adjustable overlap connection to an auxiliary back panel portion defined by said auxiliary control fabric panel means.

In a torso-shape controlling, lower back supporting garment, the combination comprising:

• a) said garment having a series of upright fabric panels extending in waist shape controlling relation to torso front, back and sides, said panels including,
• b) a back panel at the garment rear to face the torso back at the waist,
• c) first and second control fabric panels and at the garment sides to face the wearer's torso at the waist opposite sides,
• d) first and second front panels at the garment front and that are adjustably interconnected to permit horizontal adjustment, and each characterized as horizontally unstretchable,
• e) third and fourth control fabric panels at the garment sides to face the wearer's torso at the waist opposite sides,
• f) and including a first adjustable tightening flap structure connected with said garment to extend about and overlie the control fabric panels, and to have tension transmitting adjustable connection to at least one of said front panels,
• g) said pack panel characterized as:
• i) vertically elongated,
• ii) horizontally unstretchable between horizontally spaced edges, there being generally vertically extending stays proximate said edges,
• iii) said back panel having vertical dimension at least twice its maximum horizontal dimension between said edges.

In a torso-shape controlling, lower back supporting garment, the combination comprising:

• a) said garment having a series of upright fabric panels extending in waist shape controlling relation to torso front, back and sides, said panels including,
• b) a back panel at the garment rear to face the torso back at the waist,
• c) first and second control fabric panels and at the garment sides to face the wearer's torso at the waist opposite sides,
• d) first and second front panels at the garment front and that are adjustably interconnected to permit horizontal adjustment, and each characterized as horizontally unstretchable,
• e) third and fourth control fabric panels at the garment sides to face the wearer's torso at the waist opposite sides,
• f) and including a first adjustable tightening flap structure connected with said garment to extend about and overlie the control fabric panels, and to have tension transmitting adjustable connection to at least one of said front panels,
• g) and wherein said third and fourth control fabric panels are characterized in that:
• i) said third control panel is yieldably stretchable both horizontally and vertically between horizontally spaced edges, there being generally vertically extending stays at said respective edges of the third control panel,
• ii) said fourth control panel is yieldably stretchable both horizontally and vertically between horizontally spaced edges, there being generally vertically extending stays at said respective edges of the fourth control panel,
• iii) each of said third and fourth control panels having vertical dimension exceeding its maximum horizontal dimension.

In combination:

• a) an inner garment wrapping about the torso and exerting pressure on the torso,
• b) an outer garment wrapping about the inner garment and exerting pressure on the torso via the inner garment,
• c) said garments having local mutually overlapping rear panels which are removably and adjustably interconnected by hook and pile means to provide rear adjustable mutual anchoring of said garment, and
• d) said garments having local mutually overlapping front panels which are removably and adjustably interconnected by hook and pile elements to provide front adjustable mutual anchoring of said garments.