Zipper arrangement

A zipper arrangement configured to fasten a first fabric portion of a garment to a second fabric portion of the garment, the zipper arrangement comprising:

• a plurality of first zipper elements positioned along the first fabric portion of the garment;
• a plurality of second zipper elements positioned along the second fabric portion of the garment and configured to be coupled to the first zipper elements;
• a zipper closure including a release member and a first closure member configured to be releasably coupled to a second closure member, the first closure member positioned on a mid-portion of the first fabric portion of the garment and the second closure member positioned on a mid-portion of the second fabric portion of the garment, the release member configured to decouple the first closure member from the second closure member with the first zipper elements coupled to the second zipper elements;
• a first slider positioned on one side of the zipper closure;
• and
• a second slider positioned on an opposite side of the zipper closure.

A method of fastening a first garment portion on a front right side of a garment and a second garment portion on a front left side of the garment, the method comprising:

• coupling a first member of a zipper closure to a second member of the zipper closure, the first member of the zipper closure connected to the first garment portion and the second member of the zipper closure connected to the second garment portion;
• sliding a first slider in a first vertical direction away from the zipper closure such that a first plurality of zipper elements are interlocked;
• sliding a second slider in a second vertical direction away from the zipper closure such that a second plurality of zipper elements are interlocked, the second vertical direction being opposite the first vertical direction;
• and
• releasing the first member of the zipper closure from the second member of the zipper closure with the first plurality of zipper elements interlocked and the second plurality of zipper elements interlocked.