Kerry L Armstead

“TUCK IT FIT” ADJUSTABLE-HEM WOMEN’S TOP WITH INTEGRATED CINCHING MECHANISM THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO WOMEN’S APPAREL, AND MORE PARTICULARLY TO A GARMENT CONSTRUCTION FOR A WOMEN’S TOP HAVING AN INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE CINCH, BANDING, TIE, OR DRAW-STRING AT THE BOTTOM HEM THAT GATHERS FABRIC (E.G., VIA TIE, RUCHE, ELASTIC) TO CONCEAL THE LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA AND ACHIEVE A CUSTOMIZABLE FIT. THE “TUCK IT FIT” TOP INTEGRATES A CONTINUOUS CHANNEL AT THE BOTTOM HEM, THROUGH WHICH AN ADJUSTABLE CINCHING ELEMENT (DRAW-STRING, ELASTIC CORD, OR RIBBON) IS THREADED. BY PULLING AND TYING THE ENDS OF THIS ELEMENT, THE WEARER CAN GATHER (RUCHE) THE HEM TO A DESIRED TIGHTNESS, THEREBY CONCEALING THE WEARER’S LOWER BELLY, CREATING CUSTOMIZABLE BLOUSING OR DRAPING ABOVE THE WAIST, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND GENTLE SHAPING, AND OFFERING A CLEAN, MINIMAL EXTERIOR APPEARANCE WHEN RELEASED OR FITTED.THIS “TUCK IT FIT” INVENTION THUS OFFERS AN ELEGANT, FUNCTIONAL SOLUTION FOR WOMEN SEEKING BOTH STYLE FLEXIBILITY AND CONFIDENT CONCEALMENT OF THE LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION.↗