What is disclosed is a holster or pocket in a garment that is supported by a boning material. The garment is typically a waistband, girdle or corset made of elastic, spandex, nylon, polyester, cotton, Lycra, lace, stretchable or compression material. It is a garment that can be worn anywhere on one's torso, including extremities and can include the thighs, derriere and abdomen up to the arms and shoulders and include the front of the chest. The boning material resides between the outside area of the holster or pocket to provide the support necessary to keep the garment or holster material from sagging.

A convertible garment system including a hooded sweatshirt having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a body portion, a first-sleeve, a second-sleeve, a neck-opening, and a carrying bag. The carrying bag is integral to and affixed to the neck-opening on the interior portion of the hooded sweatshirt. The hooded sweatshirt is convertible between a carrying bag configuration and a garment configuration and provides a combination carrying bag and hooded sweatshirt.

A retention device includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and defined by a perimeter wall. The second surface is configured to be coupled to an article of clothing. A first retention element is releasably coupled to the body and is configured to be coupled to a weapon system to maintain the weapon system in a fixed position with respect to the body.

A convertible garment carry-on bag is a clothing article that most resembles an outer garment in nature, whose novel aspect is the ability to convert into a travel bag. In garment form, the article visibly bears large pockets in the front and back to store various articles. The garment also features side panels with zippers that allow a wearer to expand the garment. Handles integrated along the length of the back of the garment are retrieved from concealed pockets. When folded at approximate belt level, with handles released, the garment is now a carry-on bag.

A personal tactical system including a ballistic load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, an electronic processor, a communication device, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to power the camera and communication device. The processor runs image recognition software operable to identify approaching objects and alert the user. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.

A garment configured to receive a recording device in a protective pocket to facilitate recording of events as the garment is worn by the user. The protective pocket is attached to the inside surface of the garment and having an opening such that the camera of the recording device is positioned to unobstructively capture videos as the user approaches a scene.

A multi-function garment has an inner face and an outer face. The garment may be worn as a cape via shoulder straps in the form of first and second straps attached to a first face of the garment. Unattached portions of the first and second straps are usable as the shoulder straps when attached to complementary fasteners on the respective face. In embodiments, the garment is reversible by threading the unattached portions of the straps through slits in the garment so that they can extend over either the first or the second face as desired. The garment is usable as a blanket when not being worn as a cape; e.g. by disconnecting the unattached portions of the first and second straps from the complementary fasteners.

Load carriage systems are described including one or more of a first chest panel, a first back panel, and a self-adjusting cummerbund connecting the first chest panel and the first back panel. The self-adjusting cummerbund may include a tensioning mechanism configured to allow the cummerbund to extend and retract, and may be configured to provide varying resistive force. The tensioning mechanism may include one or more of a sliding portion, a continuous patterned length of material that is folded over itself, and an elastic member that is attached to the sliding member and the length of material. Body armor plates may be held between outer and inner chest panels and/or between outer and inner back panels. A strip of webbing may be used to secure the body armor plate between the outer and inner panels.

A glove used for facial treatment is disclosed herein. The glove includes a hand opening, finger portions, a palm region, and at least one cosmetic pocket or cavity, at least one cap and at least one scrubbing pad. A User wears the glove on their hand and applies different types of cosmetic solutions to their skin that are filled into the cosmetic pockets or cavities located within the hollow finger portions of the glove. The caps of the cosmetic pockets can be opened to fill a cosmetic solution into the cavities and sealed to secure the cosmetic solution within said finger portions. At least a portion of glove, mainly a palm portion, is provided with at least one scrubbing pad that facilitates scrubbing and thus reduces clogged pores and puffiness. As a result, the glove facilitates facial treatment in a user friendly manner.

One embodiment of a garment convertible to shoulder bag of the type comprising two separating zippers extending in an open fashion vertically along each side of the garment such as to form the bag compartment when the garment is folded and zipped at the sides. The garment further comprising an upper back panel (48) connected to the garment at the back neckline (42), shoulders (12) and back armholes (44). A stitch is applied horizontally through the upper back panel (48) and the garment upper back (52) and through a set of D-rings (66) and a reinforcement strap (68) positioned in between. The horizontal back panel stitch (46) allows for the formation of a straight bag opening edge (76) when the panel is flipped over the neckline towards the garment's front. A removable bag strap (32) is housed within loops on the inside of the garment and the garment's hem is elongated such as to form the bag closing flap (80).