Composite garment and method to manufacture same

A bodice support of a composite garment having a top edge and a bottom edge comprising:

• (a) a center front panel extending vertically from said top edge to said bottom edge;
• (b) side front panels attached to opposite sides of said center front panel, each said side front panel extending vertically from said top edge to said bottom edge;
• (c) side back panels attached to opposite sides of said side front panels, each said side back panel extending vertically from said top edge to said bottom edge;
• (d) back panels attached to opposite sides of said side back panels, each said back panel extending vertically from said top edge to said bottom edge;
• (e) a plurality of stays extending substantially the entire length of said center front panel, side front panels, side back panels, and back panels, wherein said plurality of stays are placed within close proximity to each other;
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• (f) a fastenable opening between said back panels.

A method to manufacture a composite garment comprising:

• (a) obtaining a dress having a top edge, a fastenable opening, and a seam allowance;
• (b) obtaining a liner comprising a bodice support and a slip, said bodice support having a top edge and bottom edge, said bodice support having a fastenable opening coexistent with the fastenable opening of said dress, said bodice support having a plurality of stays extending from substantially the top edge of the bodice support to the bottom edge of said bodice support, wherein said plurality of stays are placed within close proximity to each other, said bodice support having a seam allowance, said slip attached to the bottom edge of said bodice support;
• (c) altering said seam allowance in said dress to accommodate the wearer of said dress;
• (d) altering said seam allowance in said bodice support of said liner to accommodate the wearer of said liner;
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• (e) attaching the top edge of said dress to the top edge of said bodice support.