FIELD: clothes.
SUBSTANCE: circularly knitted upper or lower torso garment, such as brassiere 120 or brief, and method of forming a circularly knitted brassiere are provided, the garment having a circularly knitted body formed from inner layer 112 and outer layer 114, and having at least one torso or waist band, the inner and outer layers overlapping along fold line 173, and elastomeric band 170 positioned between the inner and outer layers near fold line 170.
EFFECT: aspect of the present invention is a circularly knitted garment, such as a brassiere or brief, having a thin elastomeric band affixed between overlapping plies of knitted fabric.
30 cl, 1 tbl, 8 dwg
