US Patent 9622516 Garment and method of manufacturing same

A brassiere (100, 102, 200) is disclosed as including a first layer (104, 204), a second layer (106, 206), and a third layer located between the first layer and the second layer. The third layer includes a piece of across-sling fabric (118, 218) and two pieces of side-sling fabric (116, 216) which collectively form a general H-shape. The piece of across-sling fabric extending across and compresses a pair of breasts of a wearer of the brassiere towards a body of the wearer, and the two pieces of side-sling fabric support the pair of breasts of the wearer each from an outer side of the respective breast.