Active-wear garment

An active-wear garment comprising a pair of elastic fabric panels, each of which surrounds and connects with a contoured cup which is formed to encase a wearer's breast;

• a flexible, arcuate support wire, fixedly positioned along a lower peripheral margin of each of said cups;
• two shoulder straps, each of which comprises a first segment which extends upwardly from a respective elastic fabric panel and is adapted to extend over a wearer's shoulder to removably attach to a second segment of said shoulder strap which extends upwardly from a laterally extending broad band of elastic fabric which is adapted to rest on a wearer's back and which is connected to a respective elastic fabric panel at a respective site which is adapted when the active-wear garment is worn to be adjacent to one side of a wearer's torso, wherein:
• each elastic fabric panel comprises two respective segments, a first segment and a second segment,
• wherein said first segment includes a first margin which extends along the lower and outside margins of a respective cup;
• a second margin which connects with said second segment along a margin of said first segment that is situated closest to a wearer's sternum;
• a third margin which forms a portion of a bottom border of said active-wear garment;
• a fourth margin which extends to and connects with a side margin of said broad band of elastic fabric;
• a fifth margin which forms a portion of a top border of said active-wear garment which is adapted to rest under an arm of a wearer;
• and
• a sixth margin which is connected to and forms a margin with said second segment along a margin of said first segment that is distant from a wearer's sternum;
• said second segment includes a first margin which forms a margin along said first segment of said elastic fabric panel which is distant from the wearer's sternum, which margin extends along and is connected to an upper portion of said respective cup and a portion of said respective cup which is closest to a wearer's sternum and which margin extends along and is connected to said first segment of said elastic fabric panel at a margin of said first segment that is closest to a wearer's sternum;
• a second margin which forms a portion of said bottom border of said active-wear garment;
• a third margin which extends along a center front seam of said active-wear garment which forms a juncture of two said respective elastic fabric panels;
• a fourth margin which forms a portion of a top border of said active-wear garment which extends in an upward direction along a margin of and forms a margin of a first segment of a respective front shoulder strap, which margin is adapted to be closest to a wearer's head;
• a fifth margin which comprises a free end of said respective front shoulder strap;
• a sixth margin which forms a portion of said top border of said active-wear garment which extends in an upward direction and forms a margin of a first segment of a respective front shoulder strap which is positioned to be farthest from a wearer's head;
• each contoured cup of two respective contoured cups comprises two respective margins wherein:
• said first margin extends along a border of said contoured cup which is closest to a wearer's sternum and extends upward to an upper portion of said contoured cup;
• and
• said second margin extends from an upper portion of said contoured cup downward along a border of said contoured cup which is distant from a wearer's sternum and extends along a bottom border of said contoured cup to a position wherein said second margin forms a juncture with said first margin of said contured cup at a bottom margin of said contoured cup nearest a wearer's sternum;
• said flexible, arcuate support wire extends along an arc of between about 100.degree. and about 135.degree.;
• said broad band of elastic fabric includes
• a first margin which includes a portion of said bottom border of said active-wear garment;
• a second margin which extends to and connects with said fourth margin of said first segment of a respective elastic fabric panel;
• a third margin includes a top border of said active-wear garment, from which margin extends upwardly a second segment of a respective pair of back shoulder straps;
• a fourth margin which includes a free end of said respective back shoulder strap;
• a fifth margin which includes a top border of said active-wear garment, from which margin extends upwardly each second segment of a respective pair of back shoulder straps.